Most recently acquired 29,280 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $34.48M. Has donated $10.88M in stock to charitable causes. Led Darden Restaurants as CEO for 7 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Eugene I. Lee, Jr., including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2022
Total Compensation
$0.00
Salary
$0.00
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$0.00
Salary
$0.00Board Justification
Darden's compensation philosophy is focused on aligning pay with performance and ensuring that a significant portion of executive compensation is tied to company performance metrics.
Bonus
$0.00Board Justification
Not applicable as Mr. Lee retired from employment as Executive Chairman in September 2022 and did not receive a bonus for fiscal 2023.
Other Compensation
$0.00Board Justification
No other compensation reported for Mr. Lee as he retired in September 2022.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
No vested stock reported for Mr. Lee as he retired in September 2022 and did not receive any stock awards for fiscal 2023.
Performance Metrics
Performance metrics for fiscal 2023 included same-restaurant sales growth and diluted net earnings per share (EPS).
Eugene I. Lee, Jr.
Ex-CEO of Darden Restaurants
Education
Not specified
Field of Expertise
Business & Management
Sector of Economy
Consumer Cyclical
Born
April 7, 1968 - 57 years ago
CEO of Darden Restaurants for
7 years 3 months (Feb 2015 - May 2022)
Previous Experience
President and Interim Chief Executive Officer since October 2014; President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2013 to October 2014; President of the Company’s Specialty Restaurant Group since the Company’s acquisition of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. on October 1, 2007.
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Holdings
Track Eugene I. Lee, Jr.'s stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$153.60M
$153.60M
1,370,514 DRI shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Eugene I. Lee, Jr. didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra DRI1,370,514 shares worth $243.57M.
This is 58.57% and $89.97M more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
61,229 shares
DRI
Recent Charitable Transactions
3,624 shares
DRI
Dec 27, 2022
Charity
3,000 shares
DRI
Oct 6, 2021
Charity
46,605 shares
DRI
Jul 30, 2021
Charity
3,000 shares
DRI
Dec 28, 2020
Charity
3,000 shares
DRI
Jan 11, 2018
Charity
2,000 shares
DRI
Feb 22, 2015
Charity
Insider Trading
Eugene I. Lee, Jr.'s recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
$999.91K
AAP at $34.15/share
Mar 6, 2025
Purchase
$36.06K
AAP at $48.44/share
Jan 24, 2025
Received
$17.84K
AAP at $60.76/share
Jul 26, 2024
Received
$315.00K
AAP at $65.21/share
Jun 4, 2024
Received
$16.57K
AAP at $75.14/share
Apr 26, 2024
Received
$16.51K
AAP at $66.25/share
Jan 26, 2024
Received
$16.43K
AAP at $49.90/share
Oct 27, 2023
Received
$499.82K
AAP at $57.65/share
Aug 28, 2023
Purchase
$1.12M
AAP at $65.63/share
Aug 28, 2023
Received
$12.48M
DRI at $166.99/share
Aug 1, 2023
Sale
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