Company: JACK
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000807882-25-000020
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Company: JACK IN THE BOX INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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ITEM 5.02

DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and Director

On March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “ Board”) of Jack in the Box Inc. (the “ Company”) appointed Mr. Lance Tucker to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately.

Mr. Tucker, age 56, has served as the Company’s interim principal executive officer since February 24, 2025. He started as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer on January 13, 2025. Mr. Tucker previously served in that same role as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from March 2018 to September 2020. Most recently before joining the Company, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Davidson Hotel Company LLC (Atlanta, GA) (“ Davidson Hospitality Group”), an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company overseeing hotels, restaurants, dining and entertainment venues across the United States since January 2022. Prior to that, from September 2020 until January 2022, he was the Chief Financial Officer of CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Franklin, TN), an American fast food company and the parent organization for the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands, where he was responsible for all finance and accounting and helped drive the company’s full business transformation process. Prior to joining the Company in March 2018, Mr. Tucker held several senior leadership positions at Papa John’s International, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) (“ Papa John’s”). From February 2011 to February 2018, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and added Chief Administrative Officer in February 2012. From June 2010 to February 2011, he was Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning for Papa John’s. Prior to that, he served as its Chief of Staff and Vice President, Strategic Planning from June 2009 to June 2010. Prior to joining Papa John’s, Mr. Tucker served as the Chief Financial Officer of Evergreen Real Estate Services, LLC (Chicago, IL), from 2003 to 2009; and held leadership positions with several finance companies from 1999 to 2003. Previously, from 199