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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)

BJ's Restaurants names Lyle Tick CEO as CFO Thomas Houdek departs

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

BJ's Restaurants promoted Lyle D. Tick from President and Chief Concept Officer to Chief Executive Officer and President, effective June 5, 2025, ending C. Bradford Richmond's role as Interim CEO. The company also said CFO Thomas A. Houdek will leave effective June 20, 2025, and he has accepted a position outside the restaurant industry.

Key points

  • Lyle D. Tick, age 49, became CEO and President effective June 5, 2025, having served as President and Chief Concept Officer since September 9, 2024.
  • C. Bradford Richmond resigned as Interim CEO and will serve as Special Advisor to the CEO through August 22, 2025.
  • The Board approved a $1,000,000 special performance share unit grant to Mr. Tick, vesting over three years and tied to specified share prices.
  • CFO and Senior Vice President Thomas A. Houdek will leave the company effective June 20, 2025.

The filing

CompanyBJ's Restaurants (BJRI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 5, 2025, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001171843-25-003722

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 05, 2025.

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