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10 Panera Bread finance leaders
These ten current and former Panera Bread finance leaders have held director-level or more senior finance roles at Panera Bread and Panera Brands, from the CFO office to FP&A, accounting and payroll finance. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Panera Bread from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Coury
LinkedInExperience: Director, FP&A · Panera Bread
Director, FP&A at Panera Bread since July 2025, a role the profile places in Finance & Accounting at director level. Andrew Coury also held Senior Manager, FP&A (2025) and Sr Manager, Comp & Benefits and G&A Planning (2024–2025) roles at Panera Bread, and was Finance Manager, Dunkin Advertising Fund at Inspire (2022–2024).
Angela Rhoads
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Accounting · Panera Bread
Senior Director, Accounting at Panera Bread since December 2020, in Ballwin, Missouri, a role the profile places in Finance & Accounting at director level. Angela Rhoads also held Director, Accounting (2016–2020), Sr. Manager, Accounting (2012–2015), Sr. Analyst, Franchise Business (2000–2012) and Staff Accountant (1998–2000) roles at Panera Bread.
Barb Muellerleile, CPP
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Finance, Payroll · Panera Bread
Sr. Director Finance, Payroll at Panera Bread since January 2020, in Lakeville, Minnesota, and Director Finance, Payroll- HR there (2012–2020). Barb Muellerleile was also Director Finance, Payroll at Regis Corporation (2003–2012) and is listed as a vice president and board member of PayrollOrg, according to the profile.
Cassandra Hillis
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis · Panera Bread
Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Panera Bread since November 2023, in Boston. Cassandra Hillis also held Sr. Director Supply Chain Transformation (2022–2023) and Director, Supply Chain Transformation (2020–2022) roles at Panera Bread, and was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2018–2020).
Earl Ellis
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Panera Bread
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Panera Bread since October 2025. Earl Ellis was also Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ABM Industries (2020–2025), Senior Vice President Finance at Best Buy (2018–2020) and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Best Buy Canada (2016–2017), and chairs the audit committee on the Xylem board.
Jeff Looby
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Finance and FP&A · Panera Bread
Vice President, Finance and FP&A at Panera Bread since January 2025, in Boston, a role the profile places in Finance & Accounting at vice president level. Jeff Looby was also Senior Director, Strategic Finance and Treasury (2023–2024) and Director, FP&A (2022–2023) at Gordon Brothers, and an Investment Banking Associate at Credit Suisse (2017–2019).
Joshua Hulseberg
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Corporate FP&A, Senior Director · Panera Bread
Former Head of Corporate FP&A, Senior Director at Panera Bread (2023–2025). Joshua Hulseberg also held Senior Director of Finance, Corporate FP&A (2023), Director of Finance, Panera Brands (2021–2023) and Senior Manager, FP&A - Panera Bread (2021) roles at Panera Bread, and is currently Senior Vice President - Head of Finance at Continental Battery Systems.
Paul Carbone
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Financial Officer · Panera Brands, Inc.
Former Chief Financial Officer at Panera Brands, Inc. (2023–2025), in Boston, and currently Chief Executive Officer & President and a Board Member there. Paul Carbone was also Chief Financial Officer at SharkNinja (2022–2023) and at YETI (2018–2022), according to the profile.
Sabina Gilmore
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis · Panera Bread
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Panera Bread since May 2025, a role the profile says supports Marketing, Loyalty and enterprise planning initiatives. Sabina Gilmore was also Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis at Panera Bread (2024–2025) and Sr. Manager, Global Financial Planning & Analysis at Timberland (2021–2024).
Steven Sherman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Zero Based Budgeting · Panera Bread
Vice President, Zero Based Budgeting at Panera Bread since June 2025, a role the profile places in Finance & Accounting at vice president level. Steven Sherman was also Chief Financial Officer at Adventure Sports Inc. (2024–2025) and at Centauri Transport (2020–2023), and Head Of Finance at PINCHO (2019–2020), according to the profile.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a restaurant company's FP&A team build forecasts that tie restaurant sales, marketing and loyalty programs to the corporate plan?
- 02What does a zero based budgeting program look like at a large restaurant brand, and how do teams keep it going?
- 03How should finance and accounting teams divide work between restaurant-level reporting and corporate planning?
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