---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-005138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GENK"
cik: "0001891856"
company_name: "GEN Restaurant Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T02:19:25.385808+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GEN Restaurant Group: Co-CEO Jae Chang resigns, David Kim becomes sole CEO

## Summary
- Jae Chang resigned as Co-CEO effective Jan 8, 2025; will remain on the board.
- Chairman and former Co-CEO David Kim is now the sole CEO of the Company.
- Chang's departure was not due to any disagreement with the Company.
- Kim and Chang are co-founders of GEN Korean BBQ; Kim continues as Chairman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-005138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GENK
- cik: 0001891856
- company_name: GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000095017025005138/0000950170-25-005138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000095017025005138/genk-20250108.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-005138
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-005138.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-005138.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Kim changed role as sole Chief Executive Officer at GEN Restaurant Group, Inc..
  - Action: will serve as
  - Role: sole Chief Executive Officer
  source text: As a result of Mr. Chang's resignation, David Kim will serve as the sole Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000095017025005138/0000950170-25-005138-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jae Chang resigned as Co-Chief Executive Officer at GEN Restaurant Group, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Co-Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 8, 2025, Jae Chang submitted to the board of directors (the “Board”) of Gen Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) his resignation from his position as Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective January 8, 2025 (“CEO Resignation”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000095017025005138/0000950170-25-005138-index.htm

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