Primary Job Title Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Primary Organization 
Panera Bread
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Mike Bufano has served as Chief Financial Officer since April 2015. In this role, he is responsible for Panera’s finance, accounting and investor relations departments. Bufano previously served as Senior Vice President of Planning and was responsible for financial planning and forecasting, as well as business analysis. Previously, he served as Vice
President of Planning from July 2010 to August 2014.
Prior to joining Panera, Bufano spent nine years at PepsiCo in various strategy, financial planning and business analysis roles for the company’s soft drink and bottle water business. In addition, Bufano helped build the sales strategy and analysis function supporting the teams selling to PepsiCo’s largest retail partners. He also served as the head of Financial Planning & Analysis for Americas Beverages, including North and Latin America. Prior to PepsiCo, Bufano worked for Accenture, consulting for clients in the telecommunications, banking, and pharmaceutical industries.
Bufano earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The University of Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Business.
