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

BJ's Restaurants names Christopher Pinsak executive VP and chief operating officer

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. appointed Christopher P. Pinsak as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on January 19, 2026. Mr. Pinsak had served as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Restaurant Operations Officer since September 2024, and the filing does not describe any change in his compensation. The appointment places a long-time operations executive in the company's top operations role.

Key points

Appointed to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on January 19, 2026
Served as Executive Vice President and Chief Restaurant Operations Officer from September 2024
Previously Senior Vice President of Operations from January 2010 to September 2024, and with the company since November 2004
Filing states no arrangement or understanding with others for the appointment and no related-party transactions under Item 404(a)

The filing

CompanyBJ's Restaurants (BJRI)

Form8-K, current report

Filed with the SECJan 23, 2026, 1:00 PM ET

Accession number0001193125-26-020736

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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