---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-015745"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRVN"
cik: "0001804745"
company_name: "Driven Brands Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T08:25:36.250947+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Driven Brands creates COO role, appoints Rivera effective Feb 20; Khalid returns as Maintenance President.

## Summary
- Danny Rivera promoted to new COO role effective Feb 20, 2023; oversaw Take 5 Oil Change growth to 800+ locations.
- Rivera to receive $575k base salary, 100% target annual bonus, and 125% of total cash compensation in equity.
- Mo Khalid rejoins as EVP & Group President, Maintenance, succeeding Rivera; previously SVP at Great Wolf Resorts.
- Khalid earlier served as Meineke COO at Driven Brands; Rivera had been EVP & Group President since Dec 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-015745
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRVN
- cik: 0001804745
- company_name: Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000119312523015745/0001193125-23-015745-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000119312523015745/d406366d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-015745.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Daniel Rivera was elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Driven Brands Holdings Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced on January 26, 2023, that it had elected Daniel Rivera, age 43, as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) effective February 20, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1804745/000119312523015745/0001193125-23-015745-index.htm

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