Newport Beach, Calif. — Chipotle Mexican Grill has appointed Scott Boatwright as chief executive officer and a member of the board, effective immediately. Prior to being named interim CEO in August, Boatwright served as chief operating officer, reporting directly to the company’s CEO since 2017.
Responsible for more than 125,000 employees and over 3,600 restaurants, Boatwright has been a driving force for improving the company’s overall guest experience. In addition to contributing to the strategy and growth of the business, he led the integration of new technology into restaurants, built a strong culture aligned to the organization’s values and achieved industry-leading retention rates yielding impressive outcomes and improvements in throughput.
“We conducted a thorough and rigorous external search process that confirmed Scott is absolutely the best person to lead the next stage of growth at Chipotle,” says Scott Maw, Chipotle’s chairman of the board. “Today’s announcement is an affirmation of both Scott’s leadership capability and our internal succession planning process. The board overwhelmingly believes Scott will deliver on the key strategies in place and position the company for continued success.”
Prior to Chipotle, Boatwright spent 18 years with Arby’s Restaurant Group in various leadership positions. He last served as senior vice president of operations, where he was responsible for the performance of over 1,700 Arby’s restaurants in numerous states.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. operates over 3,600 restaurants, as of September 30, 2024, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Kuwait and it is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe. For more information, visit www.chipotle.com.
SOURCE: Chipotle Mexican Grill