Chipotle Seeks a New CEO Who Can Restore Buzz for a Damaged Brand
- Panera, Domino’s, Taco Bell executives could be contenders
- ‘Industry agnostics’ need not apply, analyst Ramakrishnan says
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Who wants to take on the toughest job in the restaurant industry?
That’s the question facing Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. as the company searches for a new chief executive officer to replace Steve Ells, who said last month he will be stepping down. His successor will inherit a brand that’s been badly tarnished by a food-safety crisis, and will face intense pressure to mount a turnaround, which has proved elusive in the more than two years since the foodborne-illness issues burst into public view.