Denny's Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Denny's' CEO is Kelli Valade, appointed in Jun 2022, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.36M, comprised of 16.9% salary and 83.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.15% of the company’s shares, worth €594.85K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 12.3 years respectively.

Key information

Kelli Valade

Chief executive officer

US$5.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	16.9%
CEO tenure	1.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	1.6yrs
Board average tenure	12.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kelli Valade's remuneration changed compared to Denny's's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$24m
Dec 27 2023	US$5m	US$906k	US$20m
Sep 27 2023	n/a	n/a	US$30m
Jun 28 2023	n/a	n/a	US$39m
Mar 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$53m
Dec 28 2022	US$3m	US$464k	US$75m

Compensation vs Market: Kelli's total compensation ($USD5.36M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.04M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Kelli's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Kelli Valade (53 yo)

1.9yrs

Tenure

US$5,363,088

Compensation

Ms. Kelli F. Valade serves as President at Denny's, Inc. since August 15, 2023. She has been the Chief Executive Officer of Denny's Corporation since June 13, 2022 and has been its Director since July 14,...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kelli Valade	CEO & Director	1.9yrs	US$5.36m	0.15% $ 594.8k
Robert Verostek	Executive VP & CFO	4.3yrs	US$1.84m	0.13% $ 504.7k
Gail Myers	Executive VP	3.9yrs	US$1.75m	0.095% $ 371.4k
Stephen Dunn	Executive VP & Chief Global Development Officer	8.8yrs	US$1.35m	0.17% $ 662.9k
Alex Williams	Senior VP & Chief Operating Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Jay Gilmore	Senior VP	17yrs	no data	0.21% $ 821.1k
Pankaj Patra	Executive VP and Chief Digital & Technology Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Curtis Nichols	Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis	no data	no data	no data
Sherri Landry	Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Stephanie Davidson	Chief People Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Thomas Starnes	VP of Brand Protection & Quality and Chief Food Safety Officer	no data	no data	no data
Fasika Melaku-Peterson	VP of Human Resources & Chief Learning Officer	1.3yrs	no data	no data

1.6yrs

Average Tenure

52.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DE8's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kelli Valade	CEO & Director	1.8yrs	US$5.36m	0.15% $ 594.8k
John Miller	Director	13.3yrs	US$190.00k	1.42% $ 5.6m
Gregg Dedrick	Independent Director	13.8yrs	US$225.00k	0.18% $ 712.0k
Brenda Lauderback	Independent Chair of the Board	19yrs	US$330.00k	0% $ 0
Jose Gutierrez	Independent Director	11.3yrs	US$230.00k	0.10% $ 391.7k
Laysha Ward	Independent Director	14.3yrs	US$210.00k	0.098% $ 385.4k
Bernadette Aulestia	Independent Director	6yrs	US$215.00k	0% $ 0
Olufunlayo Fajemirokun-Beck	Independent Director	3yrs	US$200.00k	0.021% $ 83.8k

12.3yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DE8's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.3 years average tenure).

Denny's Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Denny's Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Director recently sold €301k worth of stock

Director recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Denny's Corporation Appoints Pankaj Patra as Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Director recently sold €212k worth of stock

Director recently sold €149k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.088 (vs US$0.01 in 1Q 2023)

Denny's Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 30, 2024

The Accountability Board Files a Notice of Exempt Solicitation to Denny’s Corporation

The Accountability Board Files a Notice of Exempt Solicitation to Denny’s Corporation

Denny's Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Director recently sold €301k worth of stock

New major risk - Financial position

New major risk - Negative shareholders equity

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Denny's Corporation Provides Sales Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.36 (vs US$1.23 in FY 2022)

Denny's Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 13, 2024

Director recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Denny's Corporation Announces Nine Permanent Menu Additions

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.14 (vs US$0.29 in 3Q 2022)

Denny's Corporation Appoints Pankaj Patra as Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Denny's Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 30, 2023

Director recently sold €212k worth of stock

Denny's Announces Return of Palate-Pleasing Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes

Director recently sold €149k worth of stock

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

John W. Dillon Ceases to Be an Executive Officer of Denny's Corporation

Director recently sold €75k worth of stock

Denny’S Corporation Hires Stephanie Davidson as Chief People Officer, Effective August 21, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.15 (vs US$0.37 in 2Q 2022)

Denny's Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 01, 2023

Denny's Corporation Announces the Appointment of Alex Williams as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Denny's Corporation Reiterates Sales Guidance for the Full Year 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.01 (vs US$0.34 in 1Q 2022)

Executive VP recently sold €81k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.23 (vs US$1.20 in FY 2021)

Denny's Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 13, 2023

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Insider recently sold €2.2m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.8m worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.29 (vs US$0.19 in 3Q 2021)

Denny's Corporation Provides Sales Guidance for Fourth Quarter Ending December 28, 2022

Denny's Drops A Hot New Set of Creator Meal Collabs

Denny's Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 01, 2022

Denny's Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Independent Chair of the Board recently sold €96k worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.37 (vs US$0.013 loss in 2Q 2021)

Denny's Corporation Provides Sales Guidance for the Fiscal Third Quarter Ending September 28, 2022

Denny's Corporation (NasdaqCM:DENN) completed the acquisition of Certain Assets and Liabilities of Keke's Breakfast Cafe and Eight Keke's Restaurants from a group of sellers.

Denny's Corporation Appoints Kelli Valade as Director

Denny's Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 02, 2022

Denny's Makes Summer Delicious with the Release of Social Stars Influenced Menu

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.34 (vs US$0.35 in 1Q 2021)

Denny's Corporation (NasdaqCM:DENN) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Certain Assets and Liabilities of Keke's Breakfast Cafe and Eight Keke's Restaurants from a group of sellers for $82.5 million.

Denny’S Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Insufficient new directors

Denny's Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 03, 2022

Denny’s Corporation Announces Resignation of John Miller as Chief Executive Officer

Denny's Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Denny's Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending March 30, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Independent Director recently sold €220k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.19 (vs US$0.10 in 3Q 2020)

President & Director recently sold €276k worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.013 loss per share (vs US$0.41 loss in 2Q 2020)

Denny's Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter Ended September 29, 2021

Denny's Corporation Not Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending December 29, 2021

Denny's Corporation Not Provides Business Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending December 29, 2021

New 90-day high: €14.40

Denny's Corporation(NasdaqCM:DENN) dropped from Russell 2000 Growth-Defensive Index