Shake Shack Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Zach Koff to serve as the Company's first Chief Operating Officer. The Company also announced that Jeff Uttz will retire as Chief Financial Officer in 2017. Mr. Koff has been leading operations at Shake Shack since the fourth Shack opened in Miami Beach, FL.

Zach has held various roles as Director of Operations, Vice President of Operations and Senior Vice President of Operations, as well as being a member of the Company's Executive team since the IPO. Mr. Koff held numerous operations roles at Bravo Brio Restaurant Group prior to joining Shake Shack in 2010. The Company also announced that Jeff Uttz will retire as Chief Financial Officer in 2017.

Mr. Uttz will remain in his current role through mid-March to oversee the Company's fiscal 2016 reporting period. The Company has retained Russell Reynolds to initiate an immediate search for a new Chief Financial Officer.