Governance Darden Restaurants, Inc.

DRI

US2371941053

Restaurants & Bars

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30/06	Argus Research Adjusts Darden Restaurants Price Target to $245 From $240, Maintains Buy Rating	MT
30/06	Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) dropped from Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index	CI

Executive Committee: Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Ricardo Cardenas

58 year

Chief Executive Officer	30/05/2022
Chief Operating Officer	04/01/2021
President	04/01/2021

M. Martin

66 year

President

01/06/2025

Todd Burrowes

63 year

President

01/06/2025

Lindsay Koren

48 year

General Counsel	01/02/2026
Corporate Secretary	01/02/2026

Rajesh Vennam

51 year

Director of Finance/CFO

04/01/2021

Sarah King

56 year

Human Resources Officer

01/09/2017

Chris Chang

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

01/04/2016

John Madonna

50 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

01/01/2015

Courtney Aquilla

Investor Relations Contact

01/06/2025

Composition of the Board of Directors: Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Director

CommitteesSince

Cynthia Jamison

66 year

Compensation Committee	10/08/2013
Governance Committee	10/08/2013
Nominating Committee	10/08/2013
Audit Committee Chair	01/01/2025

Juliana Chugg

58 year

Executive Committee	31/03/2010
Governance Committee	31/03/2010
Compensation Committee Chair	31/03/2010
HR Committee Chair
Audit Committee	26/09/2024
Governance Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Chair
Compensation Committee	26/09/2024
Nominating Committee	26/09/2024

Charles Sonsteby

72 year

Audit Committee
Finance Committee
Governance Committee	28/09/2016
Nominating Committee	28/09/2016

James Fogarty

58 year

Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
Finance Committee Chair	10/10/2014

Ricardo Cardenas

58 year

Compensation Committee
HR Committee
Audit Committee Chair	06/02/2019

Margaret Atkins

69 year

Governance Committee	10/10/2014
Nominating Committee	10/10/2014
Audit Committee Chair	06/08/2025

Daryl Kenningham

62 year

Finance Committee	24/08/2022
Audit Committee	09/12/2024
Compensation Committee	09/12/2024

William Simon

66 year

Audit Committee	01/10/2014
Compensation Committee

Timothy Wilmott

68 year

Finance Committee	19/09/2018
Compensation Committee Chair

Latest Appointments: Darden Restaurants, Inc.

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12/02	Portillo's Inc. Appoints Brett Patterson as President and Board of Directors, Effective February 23, 2026	CI
12/02	Portillo's Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes	CI
23/25/23	Portillo's Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes, Effective September 21, 2025	CI
23/25/23	Portillo's Inc. Announces Management Changes	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Gene Lee

Director/Board Member	22/02/2015	04/01/2021
Chief Executive Officer	13/10/2014	29/05/2022
Chairman	04/01/2021	20/09/2023
Chief Operating Officer	01/09/2013	13/10/2014
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/10/2007	01/09/2013
President	01/09/2013	29/05/2022

David R. Lothrop

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

01/06/2010

20/01/2016

Valerie L. Insignares

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/09/1998

01/07/2015

Brad Richmond

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	01/12/2009	14/12/2011
Director of Finance/CFO	01/01/2006	14/12/2011

Teresa Sebastian

Compliance Officer	08/10/2010	01/03/2015
General Counsel	14/10/2010	01/03/2015
Corporate Secretary	14/10/2010	01/03/2015

Daisy Ng

Human Resources Officer

05/06/2009

18/11/2014

Clarence Otis

Director/Board Member	29/11/2004	01/11/2005
Chief Executive Officer	29/11/2004	13/10/2014
Chairman	01/11/2005	13/10/2014
Director of Finance/CFO	01/12/1999	29/11/2004
Investor Relations Contact	01/07/1997	01/08/1998
Treasurer	01/08/1998	01/12/1999

Charles Ledsinger

Director/Board Member	01/06/2005	28/07/2014
Chairman	28/07/2014	10/10/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/06/2005	10/10/2014

David H. Hughes

Director/Board Member	01/01/2001	10/10/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/2001	10/10/2014

Michael D. Rose

Director/Board Member	01/01/1995	10/10/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/1995	10/10/2014

Patti Reilly-White

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	09/08/2010	01/08/2014
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/07/1988	01/06/2002

Maria Sastre

Director/Board Member	01/01/1998	01/01/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/1998	01/01/2014

Victoria Harker

Director/Board Member	02/11/2009	01/01/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	13/12/2011	01/01/2014

Andrew Madsen

Director/Board Member	07/07/2011	23/09/2013
Chief Operating Officer	01/11/2004	23/09/2013
Corporate Officer/Principal	23/09/2013	-
President	01/11/2004	23/09/2013

John Caron

President	16/05/2011	01/01/2013
Sales & Marketing	01/03/2010	16/05/2011

James J. Buettgen

Corporate Officer/Principal	01/05/2007	14/12/2011
Sales & Marketing	14/12/2011	19/11/2012

Odie C. Donald

Director/Board Member	01/01/1998	19/09/2012
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/1998	19/09/2012

Michael W. Barnes

Director/Board Member	19/06/2012	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	19/06/2012	-

Barry Moullet

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/07/1996

28/05/2012

Kim Lopdrup

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/06/2011

Paula Shives

General Counsel	01/06/1999	08/10/2010
Corporate Secretary	01/06/1999	08/10/2010

Daniel M. Lyons

Human Resources Officer

01/01/1993

01/01/2010

Jack A. Smith

Director/Board Member

01/09/2009

Christopher John Fraleigh

Director/Board Member	03/11/2008	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	03/11/2008	-

Blaine Sweatt

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/04/1995

27/05/2007

Linda J. Dimopoulos

Director of Finance/CFO

01/01/1982

01/12/2006

Robert S. McAdam

General Counsel

01/12/2006

Ronald L. Bojalad

Human Resources Officer

01/10/2005

William Lewis

Director/Board Member	01/06/2005	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/06/2005	-

Joe R. Lee

Chief Executive Officer	01/12/1994	29/11/2004
Chairman	01/04/1995	01/01/2005
Founder	01/01/1995	01/01/2005
President	01/04/1995	01/01/2005

Richard E. Rivera

Chief Operating Officer	01/01/2004	01/01/2004
President	-	01/01/2004

Greg Lynds

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/01/2000

01/07/2003

Mark McCallum

Sales & Marketing

01/01/2001

01/01/2003

W. G. Buck Warfield

Chief Operating Officer

01/11/2000

01/01/2002

Valerie K. Collins

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

01/12/2006

Kurt Hankins

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/07/1999

01/07/2001

Leonard L. Berry

Director/Board Member	01/01/2001	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/2001	-

Cornelius McGillicuddy

Director/Board Member	01/01/2001	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/2001	-

Rita P. Wilson

Director/Board Member

01/01/2000

John E. Metzger

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/10/1993

01/11/1997

James Lawrence

Corporate Officer/Principal

14/05/2012

Richard Walsh

Public Communications Contact

01/01/1994

Stuart K. Gee

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/03/1987

01/02/1993

Stephen E. Helsel

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

01/01/1973

Todd Lindsey

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Geroge Manuchia

Corporate Officer/Principal

Joel Bulger

Corporate Officer/Principal

Linda Landman-Gonzalez

Corporate Officer/Principal

Greg Maclsaac

Corporate Officer/Principal

Matthew Stroud

Investor Relations Contact

Edna Morris

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ronald F. Dee

Corporate Officer/Principal

Jeff Adelson-Yan

Corporate Officer/Principal

Heidi Schauer

Public Communications Contact

Wyman Roberts

Sales & Marketing

Michele Basile

Public Communications Contact

16/06/2010

Kelly Baltes

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kevin T. Cottingim

Corporate Officer/Principal

Jo Vaughan

Corporate Officer/Principal

James DeSimone

Public Communications Contact

John P. Birkelund

Director/Board Member

Kevin Kulikowski

Corporate Officer/Principal

Stephen K. Judge

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ian Baines

Corporate Officer/Principal

William B. Darden

Founder

01/01/1938

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	13
Female	7

Of which Executive Committee

Male	6
Female	3

Of which Directors

Male	6
Female	3

Revisions

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Objectif analystes

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Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

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Conforme à la finance Islamique

Darden Restaurants, Inc. specializes in owning and operating restaurants. As of 25/05/2025, the group had 2,317 restaurants (of which 2,163 owned restaurants and 154 611 restaurants) distributed by name between Olive Garden (987), LongHorn Steakhouse (594), Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen (184), Ruth's Chris (162), Chuy's (108), Yard House (88), The Capital Grille (73), Seasons 52 (43), Bahama Breeze (29), Eddie V's (29) and The Capital Burger (3).

Employees

1,97,924

Sector

Restaurants & Bars

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