---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001525769-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:17:56.329524+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's appoints Charles Protell to board; Atish Shah to depart at June annual meeting

## Summary
- Charles Protell, President/CFO of Golden Entertainment, appointed to Board and Audit Committee effective April 27, 2026.
- Atish Shah will not stand for reelection at the June 18, 2026 annual meeting; will continue until then.
- Board to decrease from eight to seven directors effective as of the annual meeting.
- Nathaniel J. Lipman will replace Shah as Audit Committee Chair at the annual meeting.
- Shah's departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company or Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001525769-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000010/0001525769-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000010/play-20260501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001525769-26-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001525769-26-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001525769-26-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Atish Shah departed as Director at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc..
  - Action: not stand for reelection
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 30, 2026, Atish Shah notified the Company of his decision to not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 18, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000010/0001525769-26-000010-index.htm
- Executive change
  Charles H. Protell was appointed as Director at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 27, 2026, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Charles H. Protell, 51, to the Board and to the Audit Committee of the Board, in each case effective April 27, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000010/0001525769-26-000010-index.htm

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