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Issuer:     CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC (CMG)
CIK:        0001058090
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001058090-24-000035
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CEO Brian Niccol departs for Starbucks; Scott Boatwright named interim CEO
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- Brian Niccol resigns as CEO and Chairman, effective Aug 31, 2024, to become Starbucks CEO.
- Scott Boatwright, COO since 2017, appointed Interim CEO; Scott Maw becomes Chairman.
- Jack Hartung delays retirement to serve as President, Strategy, Finance & Supply Chain.
- Company reaffirms strategy to reach 7,000 North American restaurants and expand internationally.
- Leadership change is effective immediately; Board cites deep bench from talent planning.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809024000035/0001058090-24-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809024000035/cmg-20240812.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001058090-24-000035

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