| Richard Crannick |
Richard Crannick has worked as a Senior Vice President-Company Operations at Panera Bread Co. since 2001. |
| Jose Alberto Dueñas |
Jose Alberto Dueñas is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Panera Bread Co., as well as holding the same position at Panera LLC and Panera Brands, Inc. He is also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Manhattan Bagel Co., Inc., Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., and Einstein Bagels. Prior to his current positions, he was the Chief Brand Officer & Executive Vice President at Sonic Corp. Mr. Dueñas has held former positions as Vice President & GM-Toaster Pastries Business at Kellanova, and as Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President at Darden Restaurants, Inc. and Olive Garden of Texas LLC. He holds an MBA from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and an undergraduate degree from CETYS Universidad. |
| Rob Sopkin |
Rob Sopkin is currently the Chief Development Officer & Senior Vice President at Panera Bread Co. Prior to this, he was the Chief Development Officer at Planet Fitness, Inc. from 2017 to 2018. |
| Debbie S. Roberts |
Debbie S. Roberts is an Independent Director at RLI Corp. since 2018. She is also a Director at Krispy Kreme, Inc. and the Women's Foodservice Forum. Debbie is a Director at the American Red Cross, Inc. She previously served as a Director at the Executive Leadership Council, Inc. and as the President-East Zone at McDonald's Corp. from 2016 to 2018. Debbie's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign. |
| Claes Petersson |
Claes Petersson currently works as a Vice President of Product & Packaging Innovation at Sonic Corp. He is currently working as the Chief Food Innovation Officer at Panera Bread Co. |
| David Gaidos |
David Gaidos has worked as a Chief Food Safety Quality Assurance Officer at Panera Bread Co. since 2020. |
| George Hanson |
George Hanson currently works at Panera Bread Co., as Chief Digital Officer & Senior VP from 2019. |
| Kathy-Jo Payette |
Kathy-Jo Payette currently works at Panera Bread Co., as Chief People Officer from 2020. |
| Gregg Waterman |
Gregg Waterman currently works at Panera Bread Co., as Chief Manufacturing Officer from 2020. |
| Raj Anbalagan |
Raj Anbalagan currently works as a Senior Vice President-Technology Innovation at Panera Bread Co. |
| Michael Wojcik |
Michael Wojcik currently works as a Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Panera Bread Co. |
| John M. Meister |
John M. Meister is currently the Chief Information Officer & Senior VP at Panera Bread Co. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Inc. |
| Mark D. Wooldridge |
Mark D. Wooldridge is currently the Chief Accounting Officer, SVP & Controller at Panera Bread Co. Prior to his current position, he worked as the Director-External Reporting at Solutia, Inc. from 2003 to 2006. Before that, he served as an Audit Manager at Ernst & Young LLP from 1997 to 2003. |
| Konrad Meyer |
Konrad Meyer is currently the Chief Financial Officer-Panera Brands at Panera Bread Co. and a Member-Supervisory Board at Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. Previously, he worked as an Investment Director at Waterland Private Equity GmbH from 2015 to 2017 and was also a Member-Supervisory Board at MEDIAN Kliniken GmbH. |
| Olivier Goudet |
Olivier Goudet currently works at JAB Consumer Fund Management SARL, as Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer from 2014, Panera Bread Co., as Chairman from 2018, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., as Chairman, and various other companies. Mr. Goudet also formerly worked at JAB Holding Co. SARL, as Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2023, JAB Holding Co. LLC, as Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2023, Pret A Manger (Europe) Ltd., as Chairman, and various other companies. Mr. Goudet received his undergraduate degree from École Centrale Paris and undergraduate degree from ESSEC Business School. |
| Roland Ornelas |
Roland Ornelas is the founder of Hourglass Solutions Ltd., Inc. He is currently the Chief Procurement Officer & Senior VP at Panera Bread Co. Prior to this, he held positions at O'Charley's LLC as Vice President-Supply Chain Management, Pizza Hut LLC as Manager-Red Meats, Taco Bell Corp. as Manager-Red Meats, Radisson Hospitality LLC as Vice President-Enterprise Strategic Sourcing, KFC Corp. as Manager-Red Meats, and Travel + Leisure Co. as Vice President-Supply Chain. Mr. Ornelas holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Phoenix. |
