secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC (RRGB)
CIK:        0001171759
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-23T20:30:03+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-049404
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Red Robin appoints Michael Kappitt to Board of Directors
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- Board expanded from 7 to 8 members; Kappitt appointed effective July 24, 2026.
- Kappitt is Chief Operating and Insights Officer at Subway (since March 2020).
- Previously held leadership roles at Bloomin' Brands including President of Carrabba's Italian Grill.
- Determined independent under Nasdaq standards; no committee assignments at this time.
- Compensation follows standard non-employee director policy as described in March 2026 proxy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000162828026049404/0001628280-26-049404-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000162828026049404/rrgb-20260717.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049404

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