STEVE ELLS - Corporate Board Profile

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-04-09	Steve Ells Mr. Ells founded Chipotle in 1993. He is Co-Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2005. Prior to launching Chipotle, Mr. Ells worked for two years at Stars restaurant in San Francisco. Mr. Ells's vision—that food served fast doesn't have to be low quality and that delicious food doesn't have to be expensive—is the foundation on which Chipotle is based. This visionary thinking has led to Chipotle accomplishing great things, such as growing from a single restaurant to over 1,200 in just 19 years, and serving more naturally-raised meat than any other restaurant company. This thinking has also resulted in Mr. Ells remaining a principal driving force behind making our company innovative and striving for constant improvement, and he continues to provide important leadership to our executive officers, management team, and Board of Directors. He is also one of the largest individual shareholders of our company. 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.
2014-03-27	Mr. Ells founded Chipotle in 1993. He is Co-Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2005. Prior to launching Chipotle, Mr. Ells worked for two years at Stars restaurant in San Francisco. Mr. Ells's vision—that food served fast doesn't have to be low quality and that delicious food doesn't have to be expensive—is the foundation on which Chipotle is based. This visionary thinking has led Chipotle to extraordinary accomplishments, such as growing from a single restaurant to over 1,500 in just 20 years and serving more responsibly-raised meat than any other restaurant company. This thinking has also resulted in Mr. Ells remaining a principal driving force behind making our company innovative and striving for constant improvement, and he continues to provide important leadership to our executive officers, management team, and Board. He is also one of the largest individual shareholders of our company.
2015-03-26	Steve Ells founded Chipotle in 1993. He is Co-Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2005. The Board of Directors is not aware of any reason why the nominees would not be able to serve if elected. Steve Ells is a nominee for election as director to serve for a one year term as Class I director expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2016.
2016-03-24	Mr. Ells founded Chipotle in 1993. He is Co-Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2005. Mr. Ells’s vision – that food served fast doesn’t have to be low quality and that delicious food doesn’t have to be expensive – is the foundation on which Chipotle is based. This visionary thinking has led Chipotle to extraordinary accomplishments, such as growing from a single restaurant to over 2,000 and serving more responsibly-raised meat than any other restaurant company. This thinking has also resulted in Mr. Ells remaining a principal driving force behind making our company innovative and striving for constant improvement, and he continues to provide important leadership to our executive officers, management team, and Board. He is also one of the largest individual shareholders of our company. 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.
2017-03-30	Mr. Ells founded Chipotle in 1993. He is Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2005. ... The compensation table shows Steve Ells total compensation in 2016 as $15,663,096.
2018-03-30	Steve Ells, Age: 52, Director Since: 1996. Founder of Chipotle, Executive Chairman of the Board. Not independent. Compensation: Directors who are employees do not receive compensation for their services as directors.
2019-03-29	Steve Ells, Age: 53, Director Since: 1996. Mr. Ells founded Chipotle in 1993 and served as CEO until March 2018, then became Executive Chairman. Compensation: $7,955,042.