---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-22-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T15:50:27.678646+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker CEO Wyman Roberts to retire June 5; Kevin Hochman appointed successor

## Summary
- Wyman Roberts, 63, retires as CEO/President of Brinker and President of Chili's, effective June 5, 2022; will serve as Senior Advisor through Dec 2022, then consultant to June 2023.
- Kevin Hochman, 48, appointed CEO/President of Brinker and President of Chili's, effective June 6, 2022; previously President/Chief Concept Officer of KFC U.S. at Yum! Brands.
- Hochman's employment agreement: $900k base salary, target bonus 110% of base, $400k sign-on bonus, $1.5M RSU make-whole grant, severance provisions.
- Roberts transition agreement: $60k/month advisory salary, $1.85M RSU grant in lieu of FY2023 equity, non-compete covenant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-22-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000023/0000703351-22-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000023/eat-20220511.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-22-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-22-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-22-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wyman T. Roberts retired as Chief Executive Officer and President at BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: will retire as CEO and President of the Company and President of Chili’s Grill & Bar and resign from the Board effective as of June 5, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000023/0000703351-22-000023-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kevin Hochman was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: appointed Kevin Hochman, 48, to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, President of Chili’s Grill & Bar and a member of the Board, effective as of June 6, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000023/0000703351-22-000023-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.