---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000947871-22-000319"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHEF"
cik: "0001517175"
company_name: "Chefs' Warehouse, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T02:24:32.120149+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chefs' Warehouse raises executive base salaries, appoints John Pappas COO

## Summary
- Base salaries increased retroactive to Dec 25, 2021: CEO $1.02M, COO $560.8k, CFO $467.4k, GC $436.2k.
- Long-term incentive target for Chris and John Pappas raised from 200% to 300% of base salary; performance mix increased to 70%.
- John Pappas appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective Feb 24, 2022; he remains Vice Chairman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000947871-22-000319
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHEF
- cik: 0001517175
- company_name: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787122000319/0000947871-22-000319-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787122000319/ss835753_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-000319
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-000319.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-000319.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Pappas was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On February 24, 2022, the Board appointed John Pappas to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787122000319/0000947871-22-000319-index.htm

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