FWRG · First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. · Executive Compensation
$10.57
+0.34 (+3.32%)
At close · Oct 2
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$625.76M
Shares
61.71M
Volume · Oct 2
1.84M
Avg daily vol (3M)
1.13M
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 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $11,523,150 |
| Jay Wolszczak | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | $3,464,364 |
| Eric Hartman | Chief Development Officer | $3,206,115 |
| Laura Sorensen | Chief People Officer | $3,133,813 |
| Mel Hope | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,596,122 |
Fiscal 2024
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,922,838 |
| Christopher Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,922,838 |
| Mel Hope | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,615,667 |
| Henry Melville Hope | III, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,615,667 |
| Jay Wolszczak | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | $1,442,026 |
Fiscal 2023
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,928,318 |
| Christopher Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,928,318 |
| Mel Hope | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,783,977 |
| Henry Melville Hope | III, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,783,977 |
| Jay Wolszczak | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | $1,365,556 |
Fiscal 2022
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,219,297 |
| Henry Melville Hope | III, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,535,245 |
| Eric Hartman | Chief Development Officer | $1,121,009 |
Fiscal 2021
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,334,804 |
| Henry Melville Hope | III, Chief Financial Officer | $1,053,413 |
| Eric Hartman | Chief Development Officer | $1,029,946 |
Fiscal 2020
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Tomasso | President and Chief Executive Officer | $664,574 |
| Henry Melville Hope | III, Chief Financial Officer | $542,348 |
| Eric Hartman | Chief Development Officer | $539,817 |
Executive changes
| Person | Role | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlee Weisser | Chief Financial Officer | Appointed | 2026-06-08 |
| Dan Jones | Chief Operations Officer | Terminated | 2026-03-27 |
| Mel Hope | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Retired | 2026-02-24 |
| Rachel Tipograph | Class II director | Appointed | 2025-12-29 |
| David Paresky | director | Resigned | 2025-12-29 |
| Tricia Glynn | director | Resigned | 2025-12-29 |
| Michael Fleisher | Class I director | Appointed | 2024-08-22 |
| Charles Jemley | Class II director | Appointed | 2024-08-22 |
| Julie M.B. Bradley | director | Resigned | 2024-08-22 |
| Jostein Solheim | Class I director | Appointed | 2023-12-06 |
| Irene Chang Britt | Class II director | Appointed | 2023-07-20 |
| David Paresky | Class II director | Appointed | 2023-04-06 |
| Michael White | director | Resigned | 2023-04-06 |
| Lisa Price | director | Resigned | 2023-03-13 |
| Kenneth L. Pendery, Jr. | director | Retired | 2022-08-19 |
| Kenneth L. Pendery, Jr. | Chairman Emeritus | Retired | 2022-08-19 |