Sweetgreen hires Chad Brauze as culinary chief, Michael Kotick as marketing head

Earlier on Monday, Sweetgreen (SG) announced the hiring of Chad Brauze, Head of Culinary, and Michael Kotick, VP, Head of Marketing, to join the Sweetgreen team. “We are thrilled to have these two industry leaders join our team at such an exciting time for the company,” said Sweetgreen Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Neman. …Their deep experience in menu innovation and marketing, combined with their passion for scaling businesses and pushing boundaries, will help us further our mission of connecting people to real food.” Chad Brauze brings extensive menu innovation experience from quick service to fast casual and fine dining restaurants. …Chad joins Sweetgreen from Burger King where he was the Senior Director of Culinary Innovation and Sustainability, overseeing the core menu and limited time only food program. Prior to that, he was the Director of Culinary and Menu Development at Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)…Michael will be responsible for overseeing Sweetgreen’s marketing and menu strategy, and will report to Nathaniel Ru, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer. Prior to joining Sweetgreen, Michael served as Chipotle’s Senior Director of Marketing. Additionally, Michael spent eight years at Nestle (NSRGY)where he served in various marketing leadership positions, including marketing director, general manager, Member of Nestle’s global marketing leadership team, and global head of digital and social media of PetCare.