Sweetgreen, Inc. announced the appointment of Rossann Williams as the company?s Chief Operating Officer, effective February 5th. Williams joins Sweetgreen?s executive leadership team and will oversee Operations, Real Estate + Development and Supply Chain for the Company. Williams is an accomplished global operations executive bringing more than 30 years of experience leading retail businesses.

Williams is a respected and engaged leader focused on cultivating high-performance teams at every level of the business. Prior to joining Sweetgreen, Williams spent over 18 years at Starbucks, where she rose to EVP and President of North America Retail. In this role, she oversaw a market of approximately 16,000 stores, where she significantly improved same-store sales, successfully opened thousands of new stores and helped navigate the company through the pandemic.

At Starbucks, Williams also served in senior operations roles across North America, eventually rising to SVP, Global and Americas Operations Services. Previously, Williams held leadership roles for several well-known Fortune 500 brands, including Blockbuster and Toys ?R? Us.