---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-365614"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PTLO"
cik: "0001871509"
company_name: "Portillo's Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T22:43:14.689732+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Portillo's adds Paulette Dodson, Alight GC, to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board elected Paulette Dodson effective Dec 17, 2021, expanding board from 7 to 8 members.
- Dodson is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Alight Solutions (cloud-based HCM provider).
- She has 30+ years as legal advisor to Fortune 500 companies, previously at PetSmart and Sara Lee.
- Dodson appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; deemed independent director.
- She will participate in standard non-employee director compensation and enter an indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-365614
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PTLO
- cik: 0001871509
- company_name: Portillo's Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000119312521365614/0001193125-21-365614-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000119312521365614/d273082d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-365614.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paulette R. Dodson was elected as Director at Portillo's Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 17, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Portillo’s Inc. (the “Company”) elected Paulette R. Dodson to serve on the Company’s Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000119312521365614/0001193125-21-365614-index.htm

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