Brooks would still come up and visit the Atlanta headquarters on a weekly basis, though.
The move was one of a number of management changes announced by the company at its Atlanta headquarters yesterday.
Stores and restaurants are provided with advertising from the Atlanta headquarters.
And despite the greater workload, the number of full-time employees, two-thirds of whom are at its Atlanta headquarters, has dropped to 6,500 from 7,000 in 1992.
He waited until the light went off and he heard a voice-over from the Atlanta headquarters before speaking again.
He lives a short commute from the Atlanta headquarters, so he is at the office by 6 a.m.
"I'm turning in," he said, heading for the small bedroom set up in the back of the Atlanta headquarters.
If there's anything I can do for you, call my Atlanta headquarters and leave a message.
The Atlanta headquarters outgrew their facility and moved to a larger six-story building in 1924.
It hired 300 people at its Atlanta headquarters in 2011, primarily electrical engineers, computer scientists and logistics experts.