---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-041618"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SG"
cik: "0001477815"
company_name: "Sweetgreen, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T12:44:03.480619+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sweetgreen CDO Jim McPhail departs Dec 31; Timothy Noonan promoted to SVP Development

## Summary
- Chief Development Officer Jim McPhail will leave Sweetgreen effective December 31, 2023; no reason disclosed.
- Timothy Noonan promoted to SVP, Development, effective immediately; has been with company since May 2009.
- Noonan assumes responsibilities for site selection, lease administration, construction, facilities management, and restaurant concept design.
- Noonan previously served as VP, Operations Strategy and Restaurant Concept Design; will also retain prior concept design duties.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-041618
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SG
- cik: 0001477815
- company_name: Sweetgreen, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477815/000162828023041618/0001628280-23-041618-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477815/000162828023041618/sg-20231213.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-041618.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jim McPhail departed as Chief Development Officer at Sweetgreen, Inc..
  - Action: will no longer be with the Company
  - Role: Chief Development Officer
  source text: Jim McPhail, the Company’s Chief Development Officer, will no longer be with the Company, effective December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477815/000162828023041618/0001628280-23-041618-index.htm
- Executive change
  Timothy Noonan changed role as Senior Vice President, Development at Sweetgreen, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Development
  source text: Timothy Noonan has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Development, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477815/000162828023041618/0001628280-23-041618-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.