Dave & Buster's Entertainment Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's CEO is Tarun Lal, appointed in Jul 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.023% of the company’s shares, worth €105.36K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 3 years respectively.
Key information
Tarun Lal
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 1.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Tarun Lal
Mr. Tarun Lal has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. since July 14, 2025. He is Independent Non-Executive Director of International Workplace Group plc (former...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.7yrs | US$3.37m | 0.15% € 660.4k | |
| President of International Development | 4.2yrs | US$777.74k | 0.12% € 540.8k | |
| President of Main Event | less than a year | US$898.19k | 0.16% € 705.8k | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.023% € 105.4k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.059% € 269.6k | |
| Head of Entertainment Finance | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development & Procurement Officer | 3.6yrs | no data | 0.12% € 557.6k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth & Entertainment Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 9DB's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.023% € 105.4k | |
| Independent Chair of the Board | 14.3yrs | US$1.30m | 0.31% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.014% € 62.2k | |
| Independent Director | 8.8yrs | US$250.22k | 0.13% € 578.0k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.014% € 62.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$1.57k | 0.014% € 62.2k | |
| Independent Vice Chair | 5.2yrs | US$250.22k | 0.035% € 159.7k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$255.22k | 0.047% € 214.4k |
Experienced Board: 9DB's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/02/23 00:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/11/04 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/04 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Hickey | Benchmark Company |
| Andrew Strelzik | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Lynne Collier | Canaccord Genuity |