Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Names Brian Kelley CEO

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters GMCR, a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, today announced Brian Kelley will become President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors effective December 3, 2012. The appointment of Mr. Kelley, a proven consumer products executive, signals GMCR's intent to build upon its well-established expertise in single-serve beverages and to leverage its leading consumer brands, Keurig® and Green Mountain Coffee®. Kelley will succeed GMCR's current President and CEO, Lawrence J. Blanford, who in February 2012 shared his plans to retire from the Company and has been working with the Company's Board of Directors to identify a successor. See full press release