Management Team

Steve  Ells Chairman and co-Chief Executive Officer Steve  Ells Chairman and co-Chief Executive Officer Steve Ells founded Chipotle in 1993. He is co-Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2005, and has served as a director since 1996. Prior to launching Chipotle, Mr. Ells worked for two years at Stars restaurant in San Francisco. He is a member of the board of directors of The Land Institute. Mr. Ells graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history, and is also a 1990 Culinary Institute of America graduate. ...

Montgomery  F. Moran Co-Chief Executive Officer Montgomery  F. Moran Co-Chief Executive Officer Montgomery F. (Monty) Moran is co-Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to this position on January 1, 2009, after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since March 2005. Mr. Moran previously served as chief executive officer of the Denver law firm Messner & Reeves, LLC, where he was employed since 1996, and as general counsel of Chipotle. Mr. Moran holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Colorado and a law degree from Pepperdine University. ...

John R. Hartung Chief Financial Officer John R. Hartung Chief Financial Officer John R. (Jack) Hartung is Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hartung joined Chipotle in 2002 after spending 18 years at McDonald's where he held a variety of management positions, most recently as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its Partner Brands Group. Mr. Hartung has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and economics as well as an MBA from Illinois State University....

Bob  Blessing Chief Development Officer Bob  Blessing Chief Development Officer Bob Blessing came to Chipotle in 1999 as a regional director, and opened our first restaurant in the Northeast region. His role expanded thereafter to include responsibility for additional markets, and from 2005 to 2008 he led our entire Northeast and Central regions. From May 2008 through February 1, 2010, he served as our Restaurant Support Officer, providing field support for our marketing and purchasing as well as overseeing our five regional directors and our corporate purchasing function. ...

Mark Crumpacker Chief Marketing Officer Mark Crumpacker Chief Marketing Officer Mark Crumpacker was appointed Chief Marketing Officer effective January 5, 2009. From December 2002 until December 2008 he was Creative Director for Sequence, LLC, a strategic design and marketing consulting firm he co-founded in 2002, and prior to that served as creative director and in other leadership roles for a variety of design and media companies. Mr. Crumpacker attended the University of Colorado and received his B.F.A. from the Art College of Design in Pasadena, California. ...

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