8 ▁stores ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁president ▁of ▁Star bu cks ▁C off ee ▁International ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Under ▁Be har ’ s ▁leadership , ▁Star bu cks ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁location ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Following ▁this ▁historic ▁opening , ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years ▁he ▁introduced ▁the ▁Star bu cks ▁brand ▁across ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁After ▁a ▁two - year ▁hi atus , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Star bu cks ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Star bu cks ▁North ▁America ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁in ▁coffee ▁Category : Star bu cks ▁people ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Turkish - J ew ish ▁descent ▁Category : Direct ors ▁of ▁Star bu cks <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ring ▁of ▁Char on ▁is ▁a ▁science ▁fiction ▁book ▁by ▁American ▁writer ▁Roger ▁Mac B ride ▁Allen , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁by ▁Tor ▁Books . ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁three ▁( although ▁the ▁third ▁book ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁published ) ▁books ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁The ▁H unted ▁Earth . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁unf olds ▁as ▁an ▁unknown ▁al ien ▁race