Nordstrom Chief Financial Officer Cathy Smith will join Starbucks, replacing its current CFO Rachel Ruggeri. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has shaken up the leadership team since joining the coffee chain in September.

Starbucks is replacing its top finance executive, plucking Cathy Smith from the Nordstrom department-store chain, as the coffee group embarks on a turnaround.Smith will take over as CFO in the next month,

The global coffee chain is facing growing competition overseas, labor issues in the U.S. and dropping consumer sentiment globally — an issue it has addressed with its Back to Starbucks campaign.