---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000807882-25-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JACK"
cik: "0000807882"
company_name: "JACK IN THE BOX INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T02:41:53.347494+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jack in the Box names Lance Tucker as permanent CEO, effective immediately

## Summary
- Lance Tucker appointed permanent CEO and board member effective March 31, 2025; served as interim CEO since Feb 24.
- Base salary increased from $900k to $925k; target incentive raised to 115% of base from 75%.
- Annual long-term incentive award increased to $4M from $1M; one-time $500k relocation payment granted.
- Dawn Hooper continues as interim principal financial officer until permanent CFO is named.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000807882-25-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JACK
- cik: 0000807882
- company_name: JACK IN THE BOX INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/807882/000080788225000020/0000807882-25-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788225000020/jack-20250331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-25-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-25-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-25-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lance Tucker was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Director at JACK IN THE BOX INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Director
  source text: On March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jack in the Box Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Lance Tucker to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788225000020/0000807882-25-000020-index.htm

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