Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc filed 2 current reports with the SEC under Item 5.02, which covers directors and officers leaving or being appointed, the latest on 2026-07-27. Between them they name 2 people, with 2 appointments and 1 departure. Each change below is quoted from the filing and linked to it.
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Role change: Julie Masino, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 2026-08-10
CEO Transition On July 27, 2026, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the "Company") announced a CEO transition plan in which Julie Masino, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will step down from that role effective August 10, 2026 (the "Effective Date"), when David Deno, will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer and will join the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").
Departing: Julie Masino, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Masino will resign from the Board on the Effective Date contemporaneously with stepping down from the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, but will remain an employee of the Company until October 9, 2026 to assist with the leadership transition to Mr. Deno, after which time she will depart the Company.
Appointed: David Deno, President and Chief Executive Officer
The Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Deno will serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer from and after the Effective Date.
Appointed: David Deno, Chief Executive Officer
The Employment Agreement further provides that Mr. Deno will be appointed to the Board as of the Effective Date and will be re-nominated by the Board for election at each annual meeting of the Company's shareholders thereafter during his employment as Chief Executive Officer.
Reported
In recognition of a successful transition and succession planning process facilitated by this advance notice, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that Mr. Wolfson could take early retirement on May 1, 2026, and promoted the Company's Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Jennifer Lankford, as the Company's next Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective upon Mr. Wolfson's retirement.
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A public company must file a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days when a director leaves or is elected, or when its chief executive, chief financial, chief accounting or chief operating officer, or another named executive, departs or is appointed. That disclosure goes under Item 5.02 of the report.
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