Adam Rymer
Summary
Adam Rymer is Chipotle’s Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since October 2024 after spending roughly 15 years in the company’s finance and people-experience organizations. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/management))
Biography
Rymer joined Chipotle in 2009 and held a variety of positions in finance and People Experience before becoming Vice President of Finance. As CFO, he oversees corporate and field financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, tax, treasury and investor relations. He also serves as treasurer of the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/management)) Before Chipotle, Rymer held corporate finance roles at Rock Bottom Restaurants and Travelocity and was a franchisee of Which Wich. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2025, Chipotle said he was named Extel All-America Best CFO for the restaurant sector. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/management))
Notable achievements
- Provided internal finance continuity during Chipotle’s 2024 transition from longtime CFO Jack Hartung. ([newsroom.chipotle.com](https://newsroom.chipotle.com/2024-08-13-CHIPOTLE-ANNOUNCES-CEO-DEPARTURE?utm_source=openai))
- Expanded his responsibilities from finance leadership into the company’s top financial officer role after joining Chipotle in 2009. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/management))
- Supported a balance-sheet strategy that Chipotle describes as financially conservative and debt-free in its public communications. ([cfo.com](https://www.cfo.com/news/chipotle-cfo-adam-rymer-jack-hartung-ai-pricing-international-expansion-events/814130/?utm_source=openai))
- Chipotle repurchased approximately $741.6 million of stock in the fourth quarter of 2025, with $1.7 billion remaining under its repurchase authorization at year-end. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/2026-02-03-CHIPOTLE-ANNOUNCES-FOURTH-QUARTER-AND-FULL-YEAR-2025-RESULTS?utm_source=openai))
- Was named Extel All-America Best CFO for the restaurant sector in 2025. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/management))
Problem areas / controversies
- Rymer’s tenure as CFO is relatively short, so there is limited public evidence for assessing his long-term capital-allocation and financial-planning record.
- Chipotle reported lower 2025 operating and restaurant-level margins, while management expected continued margin pressure in 2026 from labor and commodity costs. ([ir.chipotle.com](https://ir.chipotle.com/2026-02-03-CHIPOTLE-ANNOUNCES-FOURTH-QUARTER-AND-FULL-YEAR-2025-RESULTS?utm_source=openai))
- The company’s 2024 retention package included a grant valued at $3 million for Rymer, which formed part of broader shareholder criticism of one-time executive awards after the leadership transition. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058090/000105809024000039/cmg-20240822.htm))
- There is no widely reported personal scandal, accounting restatement or regulatory finding involving Rymer in the reviewed public filings and reputable coverage.