El Pollo Loco Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
El Pollo Loco Holdings' CEO is Liz Williams, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is $4.71M, comprised of 12.3% salary and 87.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.78% of the company’s shares, worth €1.90M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 5.4 years respectively.
Key information
Liz Williams
Chief executive officer
US$4.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.31% |
| CEO tenure | 1.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.8% |
| Management average tenure | 1.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$25m |
| Dec 25 2024 | US$5m | US$580k | US$26m |
Compensation vs Market: Liz's total compensation ($USD4.71M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD816.26K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Liz's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Liz Williams (48 yo)
Ms. Elizabeth Goodwin Williams, also known as Liz, serves as the Chief Executive Officer & Director of El Pollo Loco, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at El Pollo Loco Hold...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.2yrs | US$4.71m | 0.78% € 1.9m | |
| President & COO | 2.6yrs | US$2.07m | 0.36% € 876.5k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.9yrs | US$1.36m | 0.41% € 988.9k | |
| Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: EP6's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.2yrs | US$4.71m | 0.78% € 1.9m | |
| Independent Chairman | 9.1yrs | US$250.00k | 0.25% € 597.8k | |
| Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$160.00k | 0.17% € 404.1k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 14.3yrs | US$165.00k | 0.067% € 163.1k | |
| Independent Director | 7.3yrs | US$167.50k | 0.17% € 415.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.029% € 69.6k | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$157.50k | 0.11% € 264.8k | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$165.00k | 0.11% € 264.8k |
Experienced Board: EP6's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/27 17:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/26 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/25 |
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
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Todd Brooks | Benchmark Company |
| Todd Brooks | CL King & Associates, Inc. |
| Jeremy Hamblin | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |