Niren Chaudhary

Niren Chaudhary is the current President & CEO of Panera Brands and Panera Bread. Niren has been in this role since February 2017. Prior to this, Chaudhary served as the President Global KFC at Yum! Brands from March 1994 to February 2017. From January 1988 to December 1994, they were the Executive Assistant Manager at Taj Hotels.

Niren Chaudhary attended the Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi, where they earned their MBA in Marketing. Niren also holds a BA in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and an AISSCE in Commerce from Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram. In addition, Niren has completed the Advanced Management Program 191 at Harvard Business School.

Mark Woolridge - CFO, Panera Bread, Anita Vanderveer - SVP, Chief People Officer, and Konrad Meyer - CFO report to Niren Chaudhary.