EUGENE I. LEE, JR.

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DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2020-08-10 Mr. Lee has served as the Company’s President and CEO since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Lee served as President and Interim CEO since October 2014, and as President and COO of the Company from September 2013 to October 2014. He served as President, Specialty Restaurant Group from our acquisition of RARE from 2007 to 2013. Prior to the acquisition, he served as RARE’s President and COO from 2001 to 2007. From 1999 until 2001, he served as RARE’s Executive Vice President and COO.
2021-08-09 Mr. Lee was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 2021 after serving as the Company’s President and CEO since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Lee served as President and Interim CEO since October 2014, and as President and COO of the Company from September 2013 to October 2014. He served as President, Specialty Restaurant Group from our acquisition of RARE from 2007 to 2013. Prior to the acquisition, he served as RARE’s President and COO from 2001 to 2007. From 1999 until 2001, he served as RARE’s Executive Vice President and COO.
2022-08-08 Mr. Lee was named Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective May 2022 after serving as Chairman of the Board since January 2021 and the Company’s President and CEO since 2015. Mr. Lee intends to retire from employment with the Company effective upon the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, after which he expects to continue serving as a non-employee member of the Board of Directors if he is re-elected.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12