BRIAN NICCOL

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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2018-03-30 Brian Niccol, Age: 43, Director Since: 2018. Appointed CEO and Director. Not independent. Directors who are employees do not receive compensation for their services as directors.
2019-03-29 Brian Niccol, Age: 45, Director Since: 2018. Mr. Niccol has served as CEO since March 5, 2018. Compensation: $33,520,940.
2020-04-07 Brian Niccol, Age: 46, Director Since: 2018. Mr. Niccol has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 5, 2018 and in the additional role as Chairman of the Board since March 3, 2020. Neither Mr. Niccol nor Mr. Ells received additional compensation for their service on the Board in 2019.
2021-04-05 Brian Niccol Age: 47 Director Since: 2018 Mr. Niccol has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 5, 2018 and in the additional role as Chairman of the Board since March 3, 2020. From January 2015 to February 2018 Mr. Niccol served as Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., a global restaurant company. He joined Taco Bell in 2011 as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer and served as President from 2013 to 2014. Prior to his service at Taco Bell, from 2005 to 2011 he served in various executive positions at Pizza Hut, another division of Yum! Brands, including General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer. Before joining Yum! Brands, Mr. Niccol spent 10 years at Procter & Gamble Co., serving in various brand management positions. Mr. Niccol holds an undergraduate degree from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He serves as a director of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (through May 20, 2021). The compensation table shows Mr. Niccol's total compensation for 2020 was $38,035,868.
2022-04-01 Brian Niccol Age: 48 Director Since: 2018 Background: Mr. Niccol has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 2018 and in the additional role as Chairman of the Board since March 2020. From January 2015 to February 2018, Mr. Niccol served as Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., a global restaurant company. He joined Taco Bell in 2011 as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer and served as President from 2013 to 2014. Prior to his service at Taco Bell, from 2005 to 2011 he served in various executive positions at Pizza Hut, another division of Yum! Brands, including General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer. Before joining Yum! Brands, Mr. Niccol spent 10 years at Procter & Gamble Co., serving in various brand management positions. Mr. Niccol currently serves on the Board of directors of KB Home, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., and Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, Chipotle’s nonprofit organization. He previously served on the Board of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Mr. Niccol holds an undergraduate degree from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. 2021 Summary Compensation Table Brian Niccol Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 2021 Salary $1,250,000 Bonus $0 Stock Awards $7,200,970 Option Awards $4,800,102 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation $4,342,500 All Other Compensation $287,008 Total $17,880,580.
2023-04-10 Brian Niccol Age: 49 Director Since: 2018 Mr. Niccol has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 2018 and in the additional role as Chairman of the Board since March 2020. Mr. Niccol did not receive additional compensation for service on the Board in 2022.
2024-04-23 Brian Niccol Age: 50 Director Since: 2018 Mr. Niccol has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 2018 and in the additional role as Chairman of the Board since March 2020. From January 2015 to February 2018, Mr. Niccol served as Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., a global restaurant company. He joined Taco Bell in 2011 as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer and served as President from 2013 to 2014. Prior to his service at Taco Bell, from 2005 to 2011 he served in various executive positions at Pizza Hut, another division of Yum! Brands, including General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer. Before joining Yum! Brands, Mr. Niccol spent 10 years at Procter & Gamble Co., serving in various brand management positions. Mr. Niccol serves on the Board of Directors of KB Home (until April 18, 2024), one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., and Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, Chipotle’s nonprofit organization. He previously served on the Board of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Mr. Niccol holds an undergraduate degree from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. 2023 Summary Compensation Table Brian Niccol Salary: $1,292,308 Stock Awards: $9,300,795 Option Awards: $6,200,364 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $5,200,000 All Other Compensation: $479,961 Total: $22,473,427

STARBUCKS CORP

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2025-01-24 BRIAN NICCOL has served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Starbucks since September 2024. Fiscal year 2024 total compensation: $95,801,676.

Walmart Inc.

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2024-04-25 Brian Niccol INDEPENDENT NOMINEE Age: 50 Director Nominee Board Committees: CMDC* TeCC* Other Current Public Company Directorships: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Career Highlights March 2018 to present CEO and director of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. ... Director Compensation for Fiscal 2024 * Subject to election at the 2024 Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22