Several senior executives left Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. after the gum manufacturer merged with Mars Inc., and general counsel Howard Malovany was among them.

“I happened to be, now that I look at it, one of the lucky ones,” says Malovany, who began his new job as the vice president, corporate general counsel and secretary of Waterbury, Vt.-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in early February.