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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001871509-24-000143"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PTLO"
cik: "0001871509"
company_name: "Portillo's Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T11:59:43.996343+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Portillo's names Tony Darden as COO; former Jack in the Box ops chief starts Dec 9

## Summary
- Tony Darden, 54, appointed COO effective Dec 9, 2024; previously SVP & COO of Jack in the Box.
- Base salary of $465,000 with 75% annual bonus target; equity grants include $200K RSUs and $650K annual LTI.
- Darden to oversee operational strategy as Portillo's targets 920 locations including new 'Restaurant of the Future' format.
- First 'Restaurant of the Future' opens Dec 2024 in Grapevine, TX with smaller design and grab-and-go options.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001871509-24-000143
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PTLO
- cik: 0001871509
- company_name: Portillo's Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000187150924000143/0001871509-24-000143-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000187150924000143/ptlo-20241202.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tony Darden was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Portillo's Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On December 2, 2024, Portillo’s Inc. (the “Company”) announced that effective December 9, 2024, Tony Darden will join the Company and serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000187150924000143/0001871509-24-000143-index.htm

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