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Starbucks is shuffling its top management to help drive international growth.

It’s splitting responsibilities for its business into three global regions: Asia, the Americas and the combination of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s financial performance has never been better and says the move will help maximize its opportunities in key, growing markets such as China, Brazil and India.

Starbucks has nearly 11,000 stores in North America and almost 6,000 in the rest of the world.