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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058090-26-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMG"
cik: "0001058090"
company_name: "CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:42:33.292072+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
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calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chipotle hires Fernando Machado as Chief Brand Officer, Arlie Sisson as Chief Digital Officer

## Summary
- Fernando Machado named Chief Brand Officer effective June 1, 2026; previously CMO at Restaurant Brands International and Activision Blizzard.
- Arlie Sisson named Chief Digital Officer effective May 4, 2026; previously SVP Global Head of Digital at Hyatt Hotels.
- Machado will lead global marketing, brand positioning, and customer engagement; Sisson will accelerate digital innovation and efficiency.
- Both appointments support Chipotle's Recipe for Growth strategy and global expansion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058090-26-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMG
- cik: 0001058090
- company_name: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809026000024/0001058090-26-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809026000024/cmg-20260427.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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