Douglas J. Babb J.D. serves as Independent Director of the Company. From 2007 until his retirement in 2014, he was Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Clinic, P.A. ("Cooper"), one of the largest multi-specialty, physician-owned clinics in the Arkansas region. Since his retirement as Chief Executive Officer, he has served as an adviser to the board of Cooper. Additionally, from 2010 to 2014, he served as an Adjunct Instructor for the College of Business at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Managing Director for Babb Strategic Services, L.L.P. ("Babb Strategic"), a consulting and strategic planning services company that he formed in 2006. Prior to forming Babb Strategic, he served as Executive Vice President - Chief Administrative and Legal Officer, and Secretary of Beverly Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare services to the elderly in the United States, from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that he served in various roles at Burlington Northern, Inc., a diversified transportation company and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, from 1978 to 1999 and as Staff Counsel for the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office from 1977 to 1978. Mr. Babb is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Marshals Museum and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors for the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Foundation. He holds a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University and a J.D. from University of South Carolina. Mr. Babb is well-qualified to serve on our Board on account of his extensive experience, in particular the successful turnaround of Beverly Enterprises.
As the Independent Director of El Pollo Loco Inc, the total compensation of Douglas Babb at El Pollo Loco Inc is $173,011. There are 6 executives at El Pollo Loco Inc getting paid more, with Bernard Acoca having the highest compensation of $1,936,500.
Douglas Babb is 68, he's been the Independent Director of El Pollo Loco Inc since 2018. There are 2 older and 11 younger executives at El Pollo Loco Inc. The oldest executive at El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is William Floyd, 75, who is the Independent Director.
Douglas's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC., 3535 HARBOR BLVD, SUITE 100, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626.
Over the last 10 years, insiders at El Pollo Loco Inc have traded over $1,887,726,432 worth of El Pollo Loco Inc stock and bought 671,567 units worth $7,991,077 . The most active insiders traders include Pollo Partners, L.L.C. Trim..., Capital, L.L.C.Bloom Jay R ..., and Sardarbiglari Capital Corp..... On average, El Pollo Loco Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 85 days with the average trade being worth of $27,182,653. The most recent stock trade was executed by Sardarbiglari Capital Corp.... on 14 August 2024, trading 344,247 units of LOCO stock currently worth $4,544,060.
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