CHEF · Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. · Executive Compensation

$105.88 -1.41 (-1.31%) At close · Oct 23

S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$4.32B

40.78M

Volume · Oct 23 443.05K Avg daily vol (3M) 655.81K

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$1,200,302	—	$17,084,933	—	$3,536,143	$140,520	$21,961,898
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$659,629	—	$5,749,173	—	$1,943,295	$143,288	$8,495,385
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$549,689	—	$3,318,369	—	$404,852	$7,367	$4,280,277
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$513,045	—	$3,202,702	—	$377,863	$9,418	$4,103,028
Christina Polychroni	Chief Human Resources Officer —	$401,363	—	$2,849,850	—	$295,608	$21,703	$3,568,524

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$1,120,621	—	$3,389,276	—	$1,122,585	$160,767	$5,793,249
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$615,842	—	$1,862,560	—	$616,919	$172,919	$3,268,240
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$513,198	—	$776,069	—	$385,574	$7,193	$1,682,034
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$478,989	—	$724,326	—	$359,870	$9,128	$1,572,313
Christina Polychroni	Chief Human Resources Officer —	$374,407	—	$566,672	—	$281,531	$21,206	$1,243,816

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$1,020,532	—	$3,061,588	—	$765,399	$181,336	$5,028,855
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$560,836	—	$1,682,510	—	$420,626	$146,807	$2,810,779
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$467,362	—	$701,063	—	$262,891	$7,087	$1,438,403
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$436,205	—	$654,320	—	$245,365	$14,221	$1,350,111
Timothy McCauley	Chief Accounting Officer	$330,270	—	$330,251	—	$148,622	$16,709	$825,852

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$1,020,889	—	$2,951,924	—	$1,020,532	$97,041	$5,090,386
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$561,030	—	$1,622,264	—	$560,835	$71,773	$2,815,902
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$467,585	—	$683,090	—	$350,522	$6,968	$1,508,165
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$436,356	—	$637,571	—	$327,154	$8,132	$1,409,213
Timothy McCauley	Chief Accounting Officer	$330,384	—	$321,790	—	$198,162	$5,085	$855,421

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$918,836	—	$4,526,343	—	$927,757	$64,169	$6,437,105
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$504,947	—	$2,487,517	—	$509,850	$103,646	$3,605,960
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$420,790	—	$1,554,734	—	$318,656	$28,580	$2,322,760
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$375,960	—	$1,451,038	—	$297,412	$8,132	$2,132,542
Patricia Lecouras	Former Chief Human Resources Officer	$222,465	—	$1,128,262	—	—	$8,524	$1,362,844
Timothy McCauley	Chief Accounting Officer	$295,048	—	$732,504	—	$150,122	$9,924	$1,187,598

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$941,428	—	$2,319,943	—	$463,878	$79,743	$3,804,992
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$517,362	—	$1,274,910	—	$254,925	$40,098	$2,087,295
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$431,136	—	$796,798	—	$159,328	$18,055	$1,405,317
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$402,393	—	$743,714	—	$148,706	$10,013	$1,304,826
Patricia Lecouras	Former Chief Human Resources Officer	$319,815	—	$580,112	—	$115,991	$11,497	$1,027,415
Timothy McCauley	Chief Accounting Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$855,383	—	$1,785,047	—	$413,274	$144,159	$3,197,863
John Pappas	Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer	$470,077	—	$980,941	—	$227,115	$60,258	$1,738,391
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$391,731	—	$613,134	—	$141,947	$5,413	$1,152,225
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$365,615	—	$572,233	—	$132,484	$7,073	$1,077,405
Patricia Lecouras	Former Chief Human Resources Officer	$285,180	—	$446,346	—	$103,337	$7,978	$842,841

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$849,016	—	$818,865	—	$585,478	$102,837	$2,356,196
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$466,401	—	$449,981	—	$321,750	$58,322	$1,296,454
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$397,665	—	$281,255	—	$197,500	$5,402	$881,822
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$366,663	—	$262,493	—	$187,688	$6,872	$823,716
Patricia Lecouras	Chief Human Resources Officer	$288,606	—	$204,763	—	$146,396	$8,358	$648,123

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher Pappas	Chief Executive Officer	$792,000	—	—	—	$636,000	$107,875	$1,535,875
Alexandros Aldous	General Counsel	$325,000	$20,000	$243,759	—	$215,000	$5,916	$809,675
John Pappas	Vice Chairman	$395,000	—	—	—	$316,000	$39,260	$750,260
Patricia Lecouras	Chief Human Resources Officer	$262,961	—	$198,742	—	$159,000	$7,618	$628,321
James Leddy	Chief Financial Officer	$89,451	$100	$88,109	—	$45,478	$686	$223,824

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Ivy Brown	member of the Board	Resigned	2026-04-20	2026-04-24
Richard N. Peretz	director	Appointed	2024-03-04	2024-03-04
Wendy M. Weinstein	director	Appointed	2024-03-04	2024-03-04
Lester Owens	director	Appointed	2024-03-04	2024-03-04
Debra Walton-Ruskin	director	Appointed	2024-02-14	2024-02-14

Leadership

John Pappas COO, Board Member
Timothy McCauley Chief Accounting Officer
Alan Guarino Board Member
Aylwin Lewis Board Member
Christopher Pappas Board Member
Debra Walton-Ruskin Board Member
Dominick Cerbone Board Member
Joseph Cugine Board Member
Katherine Oliver Board Member
Lester Owens Board Member
Richard N. Peretz Board Member
Stephen Hanson Board Member
Steven F. Goldstone Board Member
Wendy M. Weinstein Board Member

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