secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Portillo's Inc. (PTLO)
CIK:        0001871509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-21T21:20:24+00:00
Accession:  0001871509-26-000037
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Portillo's appoints Pamela Smith as Interim CFO effective May 20, 2026
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- Smith replaces Michelle Hook as principal financial and accounting officer; term until July 1, 2026 or until permanent CFO named.
- Smith is independent contractor via PF Smith Consulting; compensated $14,000/week, no equity or benefits.
- Board engaged executive search firm to identify permanent CFO successor.
- Smith previously served as SVP FP&A at Estée Lauder (2014-2016) and CFO/FP&A at Redbox (2013-2014).
- No family relationships or 404(a) transactions with directors or officers disclosed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000187150926000037/0001871509-26-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871509/000187150926000037/ptlo-20260520.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001871509-26-000037

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