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Panera Bread Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Earl Ellis succeeds interim CFO Megan Mikolaichik to lead Panera Bread’s financial strategy during a key growth phase, overseeing 2,231 cafes in the U.S. and Canada.
- On Oct. 20, 2025, Panera Bread appointed Earl Ellis as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, announcing the hire in a St. Louis press release and adding him to Panera's executive leadership team.
- Paul Carbone's move to CEO left the CFO role vacant, and Megan Mikolaichik has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since January 2025.
- Most recently at ABM Industries, Ellis served as EVP and CFO of a firm with over $8 billion in revenue and more than 100,000 employees, holding senior roles at major companies.
- Paul Carbone said Ellis's experience will help accelerate Panera Bread's plan to strengthen the core business and elevate the guest experience, calling him a proven leader who blends financial stewardship with an owner's mindset.
- Ellis joins amid a string of C‑suite hires at Panera, including Nikka Copeland and Santhosh Kumar, as the company operates 2,231 cafes as of September 30, 2025.
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Panera Bread appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Panera Bread, or as we St. Louisans prefer to call Bread Co, have appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). On Monday, the company said Earl Ellis will take on the role immediately. Ellis recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ABM Industries, a Fortune 500 facility services company with more than $8 billion in revenue and over 100,000 employees.
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Panera Bread Names Earl Ellis Chief Financial Officer
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