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Issuer:     CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC (CMG)
CIK:        0001058090
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-14T21:21:10+00:00
Accession:  0001058090-26-000088
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Chipotle expands board to 11, elects former KFC CEO Sabir Sami as independent director
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- Chipotle board increased from 10 to 11 directors; Sabir Sami elected effective September 14, 2026.
- Sami is independent under NYSE standards; not assigned to any board committees initially.
- Sami spent 16 years at Yum! Brands, including CEO of KFC Division (Jan 2022–Feb 2025) and COO/Managing Director of KFC Asia.
- Board now has 10 independent directors; Sami will receive standard non-employee director compensation prorated to next annual meeting.
- Sami also founded Sami Advisory (Aug 2025) and serves on Save the Children Canada board.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809026000088/0001058090-26-000088-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809026000088/cmg-20260914.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001058090-26-000088

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