WAKEFIELD, MA (November 7, 2007) – Keurig, Incorporated—a leader in gourmet single cup brewing at home and in the office—announced today the appointment of John Heller to the position of Vice President, Finance.
John’s background includes leadership positions in the U.S. Military followed by extensive corporate finance roles for several companies. Prior to Keurig, John was Operations Controller of Egenera, Inc., a data center virtualization company, CFO of Passkey International, Inc., a travel management software company and a Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers' M&A Advisory Group. Earlier in his career, John served as an active duty US Army officer with various assignments including UH-60 Blackhawk pilot, Company Commander, and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy, West Point. John currently serves as a Colonel within the US Army Reserves. He received his BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and his MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. John is a licensed CPA.
John Heller and his family reside in Shrewsbury, MA.
About Keurig
Keurig, Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), is a single cup brewing pioneer in North America. Keurig’s proprietary brewing system combines a pressurized hot water brewer with patented K-Cups that contain and preserve the freshness of gourmet coffees and teas. Through licensing agreements, Keurig’s coffee roaster and tea partners offer more than 170 varieties of gourmet branded coffees and teas in K-Cups. Keurig first introduced its gourmet, single cup brewers to offices in 1998 and to home users in 2002. More than 2.5 million cups of Keurig Brewed ® gourmet coffee and tea are enjoyed every day, and over 2 billion have been enjoyed since 1998. For more information please visit www.keurig.com or call 888-CUP-BREW.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. has been ranked No.1 on Business Ethics Magazine's list of "100 Best Corporate Citizens." A leader in the specialty coffee industry, it offers more than 100 selections (including Fair Trade Certified™, organic coffees) that sell under the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® and Newman's Own® Organics brands. While the majority of the Company's revenue is derived from its multi-channel wholesale operations, it also manages a growing direct mail and e-commerce business (www.GreenMountainCoffee.com). The Company acquired Keurig, Incorporated, a pioneer and leading manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems in June, 2006. Based on its performance and practices, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has been recognized for the past six years as one of Forbes Magazine's "200 Best Small Companies," and for the past two years as one of the Society of Human Resource Management's "Best Medium Companies to Work for in America."
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