Chipotle hires Taco Bell exec as COO

Chipotle hires Taco Bell exec as COO

Jason Kidd succeeds Scott Boatwright, who was promoted to CEO earlier this year, and will oversee operations across the chain’s nearly 3,800 units.

Taco Bell global COO jumps to C-suite at Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill made a series of leadership announcements, including the departure of a longtime company executive and the appointment of a new COO.

Taco Bell’s Jason Kidd Jumps to Chipotle - Orange County Business Journal

Chipotle Mexican Grill has appointed Jason Kidd, the current global chief operating officer at Irvine’s Taco Bell, as its newest COO starting May 19.   Kidd joins the Newport Beach-based chain (NYSE: CMG) to oversee nearly 3,800 restaurants and 130,000 employees as of March.   Before he joined Taco Bell in February 2024, he was president of Hearing Lab Technology LLC for three years. Most of Kidd’s career was spent at Sam’s Club for 20 years, wh…