---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606366-21-000063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOCO"
cik: "0001606366"
company_name: "El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T20:34:16.868624+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# El Pollo Loco CEO Bernard Acoca resigns; CFO Laurance Roberts named interim CEO

## Summary
- Bernard Acoca resigned as CEO, President, and director effective Oct 15, 2021.
- CFO Laurance Roberts appointed interim CEO (continuing as CFO); salary increased $105k per year.
- Roberts gets $200k RSU cliff-vesting in one year and target bonus raised to 100% of base.
- Acoca retained as consultant for 45 days with $173,076.92 payment and continued health benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606366-21-000063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOCO
- cik: 0001606366
- company_name: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636621000063/0001606366-21-000063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636621000063/loco-20211011x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-21-000063
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-21-000063.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-21-000063.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Laurance Roberts was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board has appointed Laurance Roberts as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Interim CEO”), effective as of October 15, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636621000063/0001606366-21-000063-index.htm

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