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Brian Niccol, Starbucks' new CEO, will commute between Newport Beach and Seattle.
  • Starbucks' new CEO, Brian Niccol, will commute between his home in California and company HQ in Seattle.
  • Niccol has been granted the use of Starbucks' corporate jet to make this possible.
  • The company requires corporate employees to be in the office at least three times per week.

Starbucks' new boss, Brian Niccol, appears set to join the ranks of so-called super commuters by traveling nearly 1,000 miles between his home in California and company HQ in Seattle.