The eighth season largely centers on Andy Bernard 's (Ed Helms) ascension to regional manager, as well as the antics of Robert California (James Spader), the new CEO of Sabre, a fictional printer company that owns Dunder Mifflin. Halfway through the season, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) -- along with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker), Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak), Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper), and Cathy Simms (Lindsey Broad) -- travel to Florida to help set up a Sabre Store, where Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) is introduced. Eventually, former CFO of Dunder Mifflin David Wallace (Andy Buckley) buys back the company, firing California.
who replaces michael as the manager of the scranton branch
Andy Bernard