Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)

156.72 +0.79 (+0.51%) At close: 04:00PM EDT

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32837
United States
407 245 4000
https://www.darden.com

Sector(s): Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Full-time employees: 191,105

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Ricardo Cardenas	CEO, President & Director	3.31M	2.56M	1968
Mr. Rajesh Vennam	Senior VP & CFO	1.66M	500.25k	1974
Mr. Matthew R. Broad	Senior VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary	1.4M	2.7M	1960
Mr. Todd A. Burrowes	President of Business Development	2.19M	1.11M	1963
Mr. Daniel J. Kiernan	President of Olive Garden	1.85M	1.59M	1961
Mr. Christopher Chang	Senior VP & Chief Information Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Susan M. Connelly	Senior VP and Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer	N/A	N/A	1971
Ms. Sarah H. King	Senior VP and Chief People & Diversity Officer	N/A	N/A	1970
Mr. Douglas J. Milanes	Senior VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. John Melvin Martin	President of Specialty Restaurant Group	1.61M	N/A	1961

Amounts are as of 31 December 2024, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

Corporate governance

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 October 2024 is 2. The pillar scores are Audit: 8; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 6.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.