About

George Felix serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Brinker International, responsible for U.S. Chili's brand marketing as well as the marketing strategy and initiatives to grow Brinker's emerging virtual-brand business, and he also oversees advanced analytics across the organization. Before joining Brinker in July 2022, he was Chief Marketing Officer of Tinder, where he led the global brand vision, strategy and marketing operations.

Felix was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer effective March 2, 2026, overseeing marketing for both Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy.

Roles

Brinker International, Inc.
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer · Current role
July 2022–present
Tinder (Match Group, Inc.)
Chief Marketing Officer
April 2021 - May 2022
Pizza Hut U.S.
Chief Marketing Officer
January 2020 - March 2021
Yum! Brands, Inc. (KFC Global)
Director of Marketing
July 2018 - January 2020
Yum! Brands, Inc. (KFC U.S.)
Director of Brand Communications
May 2015 - June 2018

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Base salary
$461,372
Fiscal year2025
All other compensation
$37,772
Company 401(k) match$13,682
Car allowance$8,400
Life, retiree medical & long-term care insurance premiums$9,894
Other perquisites$5,796
Total compensation
$3,698,756
FY2024 total$1,582,474
FY2023 total$1,399,630

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive (non-equity incentive plan)
$599,784
Target Opportunity
$299,892
Threshold$89,968
Maximum (200% of target)$599,784
PlanAnnual Bonus Plan

Stock awards

Stock awards (grant-date fair value)
$2,599,828
Time-based RSUs$239,944
FY2025-2027 performance shares (target)$359,961
Performance Share Retention Plan (target)$1,999,923

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