---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T00:52:39.352872+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker promotes longtime Chili's leader Aaron White to EVP, COO and Chief People Officer

## Summary
- Aaron White, previously EVP and Chief People Officer, promoted to EVP, COO and Chief People Officer effective May 7, 2025.
- New role oversees operations strategy and PeopleWorks for Chili's and Maggiano's.
- Annual base salary $650,000; target bonus 75% of base; initial equity award value $900,000.
- White began her Brinker career 29 years ago as a Chili's server and bartender.
- Named to Nation's Restaurant News Power List: Women in Foodservice in April 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000022/0000703351-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000022/eat-20250507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Aaron M. White changed role as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer at BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer
  source text: On May 7, 2025, Brinker International, Inc. (the “Company”) promoted Aaron M. White, to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000022/0000703351-25-000022-index.htm

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