Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Director information for DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES M. SONSTEBY | Retired Vice Chairman, The Michaels Companies, Inc.; Independent Director | 71 | ["retired Vice Chairman of The Michaels Companies, Inc.", "CFO and Chief Administrative Officer", "CFO and Executive Vice President of Brinker International, Inc.", "Senior Vice President of Finance", "Vice President and Treasurer"] | ["C", "F", "N", "Audit", "Finance", "Nominating and Governance"] | 2025 |
| CYNTHIA T. JAMISON | Chair of the Board, Retired turnaround CFO | 65 | ["financial expert", "experienced audit committee member and chair", "senior management", "leadership", "financial and strategic planning", "corporate governance", "public company executive compensation experience"] | [] | 2025 |
| Daniel J. Kiernan | President, Olive Garden | 64 | ["Prior Executive Vice President of Operations for Olive Garden", "Manager in Training since 1992", "General Manager from 1993 to 1994", "Director of Operations from 1994 to 2002", "Senior Vice President of the Chicago Division from 2002 to 2008", "Senior Vice President, Operations Excellence from 2008 to 2011"] | [] | 2025 |
| DARYL A. KENNINGHAM | Chief Executive Officer,Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 61 | ["extensive operational and strategic planning experience", "financial expertise", "significant executive officer experience"] | ["C", "F", "Audit", "Compensation"] | 2025 |
| JAMES P. FOGARTY | CEO, FULLBEAUTY Brands, Inc.; Director | 57 | ["operational and turnaround experience", "significant executive officer and director experience at a variety of public and private companies"] | ["F", "N", "Finance", "Nominating and Governance"] | 2025 |
| John Wilkerson | President-Elect of Olive Garden | 54 | ["President, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen", "President of Bahama Breeze", "Various positions at Darden since 1992 including General Manager of Red Lobster", "Senior Financial Analyst"] | [] | 2025 |
| JULIANA L. CHUGG | Retired Executive Vice President and Chief BrandOfficer, Mattel, Inc.; Director | 57 | ["retail and food industry brand management", "marketing", "operations", "strategic planning expertise", "public-company director experience"] | ["C", "F", "Audit", "Nominating and Governance"] | 2025 |
| Laura Williamson | President of LongHorn Steakhouse | 56 | ["Senior Vice President of Finance for Olive Garden", "Senior Vice President, Finance for LongHorn Steakhouse", "Various positions since 1997 in Accounting, Brand Finance and Enterprise Finance", "Experience with Red Lobster at various levels"] | [] | 2025 |
| MARGARET SHÂN ATKINS | Retired Co-Founder and Managing Director, Chetrum Capital LLC; Independent Director | 68 | ["consumer and retail executive", "Co-Founder and Managing Director of Chetrum Capital LLC", "Executive Vice President at Sears, Roebuck & Co.", "leader in the global consumer and retail practice at Bain & Company", "public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP", "Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant (Ontario)", "Certified Public Accountant (Illinois)", "highest level of certification as a professional director (NACD.DC, ICD.D)"] | ["A", "C", "Audit", "Nominating and Governance"] | 2025 |
| M. John Martin | Group President | 65 | ["Prior President, Specialty Restaurant Group from 2020 to 2025", "President of The Capital Grille since 2004", "President of Eddie V\u2019s since 2014", "President of Seasons 52 since 2018", "Joined The Capital Grille in 1990 and promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2001"] | [] | 2025 |
| RICARDO (RICK) CARDENAS | President and Chief Executive Officer,Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 57 | ["extensive senior management and leadership experience", "served as President and Chief Operating Officer", "Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer", "Executive Vice President of Operations for LongHorn Steakhouse", "Senior Vice President for Red Lobster", "President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2021 to May 2022", "Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from March 2016 to January 2021", "Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer", "Senior Vice President of Operations for LongHorn Steakhouse\u2019s Philadelphia Division", "Senior Vice President of Finance for Red Lobster", "Joined the Company in 1984 as an hourly employee"] | [] | 2025 |
| TIMOTHY J. WILMOTT | Retired Chief Executive Officer, Penn National Gaming, Inc.; Independent Director | 67 | ["retired Chief Executive Officer of Penn National Gaming, Inc.", "President and Chief Operating Officer at Penn National Gaming", "Chief Operating Officer of Harrah\u2019s Entertainment, Inc.", "Division President, Eastern Division"] | ["F", "N", "Compensation", "Finance"] | 2025 |
| Todd A. Burrowes | Group President | 62 | ["President of Business Development from 2024 to 2025", "President, LongHorn Steakhouse from 2015 to 2024", "President, Ruby Tuesday Concept and Chief Operations Officer of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. from 2013 to 2015", "Executive Vice President of Operations for LongHorn Steakhouse from 2008 until 2013", "Joined the Company in 2002 as Regional Manager of LongHorn Steakhouse"] | [] | 2025 |
| WILLIAM S. SIMON | Senior Advisor to KKR & Co. | 65 | ["Senior level executive experience in large, complex, retailing and global brand management companies", "Extensive experience in retail operations, food service and restaurants, as well as consumer packaged goods"] | ["C", "F", "Audit", "Compensation"] | 2025 |
