About

Kevin Hochman is Chief Executive Officer and President of Brinker International, one of the world's leading casual dining companies and home of Chili's Grill & Bar, Maggiano's Little Italy and the virtual brands It's Just Wings and Maggiano's Italian Classics. He is also President of Chili's and a member of Brinker's Board of Directors, and leads more than 60,000 Team Members focused on making guests feel special.

Appointed in June 2022, Hochman is responsible for driving Brinker's growth strategy and embedding the company's core values and culture across its restaurants and Restaurant Support Center. He most recently served as President and Chief Concept Officer of KFC U.S. and, concurrently, Interim President of Pizza Hut U.S., and spent 18 years at Procter & Gamble before joining Yum! Brands.

Roles

Brinker International, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer and President · Current role
2022–present
Yum! Brands, Inc. (KFC U.S.)
President and Chief Concept Officer
March 2017 - May 2022
Yum! Brands, Inc. (Pizza Hut U.S.)
Interim President
December 2019 - January 2022
Yum! Brands, Inc. (KFC U.S.)
Chief Marketing Officer
January 2014 - February 2017
Procter & Gamble
Various senior leadership roles

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Base salary
$991,154
Fiscal year2025
All other compensation
$45,120
Company 401(k) match$11,377
Life, retiree medical & long-term care insurance premiums$13,027
Other perquisites (incl. $11,327 home security)$20,716
Total compensation
$30,465,768
FY2024 total$7,701,599
FY2023 total$6,295,047

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive (non-equity incentive plan)
$2,929,615
Target Opportunity
$1,464,808
Threshold$439,442
Maximum (200% of target)$2,929,615
PlanAnnual Bonus Plan

Stock awards

Stock awards (grant-date fair value)
$26,499,879
Time-based RSUs$2,599,997
FY2025-2027 performance shares (target)$3,899,946
Performance Share Retention Plan (target)$19,999,936

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