Los Angeles — Sweetgreen, Inc. has announced the retirement of Mitch Reback and the appointment of Jamie McConnell as the company’s chief financial officer. Reback’s retirement will be effective Sept. 21, 2025, and McConnell’s appointment will be effective Sept. 22, 2025. Reback will remain engaged with the company in an advisory role for 6 months to support the transition. McConnell joins the company from Chipotle.
Reback had served as chief financial officer of Sweetgreen since 2015. He joined the company in its early stages, when it was a fast-growing regional brand with just a handful of locations. Over the past decade, Reback built the company’s financial infrastructure from the ground up, implementing critical systems, controls and processes. He played a central role in guiding Sweetgreen through key milestones, including a successful transition to a public company. Under his leadership, Sweetgreen has established a strong financial foundation that the company believes will support sustained, long term profitable growth.
“Sweetgreen is deeply grateful for Mitch’s guidance, mentorship and embodiment of our culture over the past decade. Beyond his leadership, Mitch has been a close friend and trusted partner to me personally, and his impact on both Sweetgreen and my own journey cannot be overstated. Under his guidance, we strengthened our financial model and positioned the company for profitable growth in the years ahead,” says Jonathan Neman, co-founder and CEO of Sweetgreen. “I’m excited to welcome Jamie McConnell as our new CFO, as she will play a pivotal role in efficiently scaling Sweetgreen. Jamie is a dynamic financial leader with deep experience guiding complex organizations through growth and transformation. She brings invaluable expertise and will be a trusted partner in our next growth phase.”
McConnell brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience across the restaurant, retail and e-commerce industries. Most recently, she served as Chipotle’s chief accounting and administrative officer. Prior to Chipotle, McConnell served in a variety of senior finance & accounting roles at Aviation Capital Group, Rent-A-Center, Allergan and Deloitte.
Since 2007, Sweetgreen has reimagined what fast food can be: fresh, flavorful and built on real relationships with growers. Born at the farmers market, Sweetgreen’s supply chain now spans the country, still rooted in relationships with local farmers and growers. Today, it has more than 260 locations nationwide. For more information, visit www.Sweetgreen.com.
SOURCE: Sweetgreen