Dean C. Kehler serves as Director of the Company. In 1998, he co-founded Trimaran Fund, one of our principal investors, where he is a Managing Partner, and serves as a Manager of Trimaran Fund II, positions he has held since 1998. Mr. Kehler is also currently the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GX Acquisition Corp., a position he has held since August 2018. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Kehler held senior positions at CIBC, including Vice Chairman of CIBC World Markets Corp. Mr. Kehler currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (formerly KCAP Financial, Inc.), and Security First Corp., of which he is Vice Chairman. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and formerly served as its Chairman. Within the last five years, he has served a director of Inviva Inc. and Graphene Frontiers, LLC. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Because of his strong background in banking and finance, his many years of experience overseeing this and other corporations, and his knowledge of management and strategy, Mr. Kehler is well-qualified to serve on our Board.
As the Director of El Pollo Loco Inc, the total compensation of Dean Kehler at El Pollo Loco Inc is $120,011. There are 11 executives at El Pollo Loco Inc getting paid more, with Bernard Acoca having the highest compensation of $1,936,500.
Dean Kehler is 63, he's been the Director of El Pollo Loco Inc since 2005. There are 3 older and 10 younger executives at El Pollo Loco Inc. The oldest executive at El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is William Floyd, 75, who is the Independent Director.
Dean's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC., 3535 HARBOR BLVD, SUITE 100, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626.
Over the last 10 years, insiders at El Pollo Loco Inc have traded over $1,887,726,432 worth of El Pollo Loco Inc stock and bought 671,567 units worth $7,991,077 . The most active insiders traders include Pollo Partners, L.L.C. Trim..., Capital, L.L.C.Bloom Jay R ... et Sardarbiglari Capital Corp..... On average, El Pollo Loco Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 85 days with the average trade being worth of $27,182,653. The most recent stock trade was executed by Sardarbiglari Capital Corp.... on 14 August 2024, trading 344,247 units of LOCO stock currently worth $4,544,060.
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