We Just Heard Tully's Might Be Hiring

We're not sure if barista experience is even necessary.

We just noticed the P-I story that Tully's fifth CEO since 2001 had just vacated the executive offices:

The chief executive, chief financial officer and three other top executives of Tully's Coffee Corp. have left abruptly, and a new top executive was expected to be named later Tuesday,

The other suits departing were General Counsel Andrew Mun and vice presidents Rob Martin and Dana Pratt. This is not, we guess, one of those cases where the corporate types with the MBAs shoulder the founder aside: Chairman Tom O'Keefe doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Metaphorically, we mean. The P-I says he's in Switzerland. (We've been, it's nice.)

A new CEO is supposed to be named very soon -- maybe Kerry Killinger has found a new home!