Chipotle Executive Put on Leave After Indictment in Drug Bust
- Mark Crumpacker has run chain’s marketing since 2009
- Duties will be transferred to other managers, spokesman says
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s Mark Crumpacker, one of the beleaguered company’s top four executives, was placed on administrative leave after he was indicted for allegedly purchasing cocaine from a drug ring in New York.
Crumpacker, who was named marketing head in 2009 and more recently took the title chief creative and development officer, was among more than a dozen people facing charges linked to alleged cocaine purchases over the last year, according to a person a familiar with the matter who declined to be identified because the matter isn’t public. The executive’s duties have been transferred to other senior managers, Chipotle said in a statement Thursday.