---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-008281"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FATAQ"
cik: "0001705012"
company_name: "Fat Brands, Inc"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T22:55:39.736241+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FAT Brands appoints Taylor Wiederhorn as Co-CEO; Rob Rosen transitions to consultant

## Summary
- Rob Rosen stepped down as Co-CEO effective April 29, 2025; will serve as consultant at $45,833/month.
- Taylor Wiederhorn, former Chief Development Officer, appointed Co-CEO alongside Ken Kuick.
- Wiederhorn, age 36, has been a director since March 2023 and with FAT Brands since October 2017.
- Rosen will continue vesting in equity grants under the 2017 Omnibus Plan during consulting role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-008281
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FATAQ
- cik: 0001705012
- company_name: Fat Brands, Inc
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000164117225008281/0001641172-25-008281-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000164117225008281/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001641172-25-008281
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001641172-25-008281.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001641172-25-008281.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6b927184ca
  claim: Robert Rosen departed as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Fat Brands, Inc.
  evidence_excerpt: Effective April 29, 2025, Robert Rosen stepped down from his position as Co-Chief Executive Officer of FAT Brands Inc. (the “ Company ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000164117225008281/0001641172-25-008281-index.htm
- claim_id: 9f88afba13
  claim: Taylor Wiederhorn was appointed as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Fat Brands, Inc.
  evidence_excerpt: and Taylor Wiederhorn was appointed Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000164117225008281/0001641172-25-008281-index.htm

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