Mr. Brandt is the former President, Chief Brand Officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill, a position he held from 2018 to 2026. He was identified as a potential director nominee by Egon Zehnder as part of the Governance Committee s director succession planning process. In his role at Chipotle, Mr. Brandt was responsible for all aspects of marketing -- including creative, media, culinary innovation, social, loyalty acquisition, and analytics as well as new restaurant development. Mr. Brandt created award-winning marketing campaigns for Chipotle and was named Ad Age A-List Awards Best Brand CMO (2023), an Adweek Marketing Vanguard Awards (2024) winner, and featured on Variety 10: Entertainment Advertising Leaders (2024), Campaign US s CMO 50 (2024), Forbes s World s Most Influential CMOs (2024), and Business Insider s Most Innovative CMOs (2025) lists. Prior to joining Chipotle, Mr. Brandt was Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer of Bloomin Brands, Inc. from June 2016 to January 2018, where he was responsible for all marketing activities across Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's. Mr. Brandt also served as the Chief Brand Officer for Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., where he launched Live M s, Doritos Locos Tacos, breakfast, and the mobile app. Prior to Yum! Brands, Inc.he held marketing leadership roles at Coca Cola (Odwalla) and General Mills. Mr. Brandt brings considerable expertise in brand strategy, marketing and customer engagement to the Board.