secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)
CIK:        0001606366
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-121184
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

El Pollo Loco appoints Wright and Davila to board; Babb named chairman
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- William Floyd and Samuel Borgese retire from board effective Dec 31; Floyd steps down as Chairman.
- Robert Wright (Potbelly CEO) and Tana Davila (Dutch Bros CMO) appointed independent directors effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Douglas Babb elected Chairman; Deborah Gonzales named Compensation Committee Chair, Joe Taylor Audit Committee Chair.
- Wright led Potbelly's acquisition by RaceTrac in 2025; both new directors bring deep restaurant industry experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000110465925121184/0001104659-25-121184-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000110465925121184/tm2533434d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-121184

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