Chefs' Warehouse

Chefs' Warehouse

CHEF· Wholesale Trade· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025Stock +26.4% in FY2025

Christopher Pappas is the CEO of Chefs' Warehouse and was paid $22.0M in FY2025 (Dec), up 279%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $243
CEO pay is from each Chefs' Warehouse proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives5

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  1. 1Christopher PappasFY2025
  2. 2John PappasFY2025
  3. 3James LeddyFY2025
  4. 4Alexandros AldousFY2025
  5. 5Christina PolychroniFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Chefs' Warehouse paid its 5 named executives $42.4M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Christopher Pappas was paid $22.0M of that.

Name
Christopher PappasChief Executive Officer
John PappasVice Chairman
James LeddyChief Financial Officer
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel
Christina PolychroniChief Human Resources OfficerNot disclosed

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers18

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Chefs' Warehouse names 18 peer companies for pay. Among Chefs' Warehouse and these peers, CEO pay was the highest of 8 and total shareholder return was 2nd highest of 8.

1st highest of 8in Chefs' Warehouse and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$1.7M$22.0M

2nd highest of 8in Chefs' Warehouse and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$65$396

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board1

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  • Richard N. PeretzDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Compensation and Human Capital—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse Vice Chairman pay rose 160% to $8.5M. The stock rose 30% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  2. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CFO pay rose 154% to $4.3M. The stock rose 30% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  3. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CEO pay rose 279% to $22.0M. The stock rose 30% in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CHRO pay rose 187% to $3.6M. The stock rose 30% in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse General counsel pay rose 161% to $4.1M. The stock rose 30% in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse Vice Chairman pay rose 16% to $3.3M. The stock rose 62% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse Vice Chairman pay fell 22% to $2.8M. The stock did not change in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CFO pay rose 17% to $1.7M. The stock rose 62% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CFO pay fell 35% to $1.5M. The stock did not change in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CEO pay rose 15% to $5.8M. The stock rose 62% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CEO pay fell 21% to $5.1M. The stock did not change in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse General counsel pay rose 16% to $1.6M. The stock rose 62% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse General counsel pay fell 34% to $1.4M. The stock did not change in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  14. Pay
    Chefs' Warehouse CAO pay fell 28% to $855.4K. The stock did not change in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  15. Board
    Richard N. Peretz joined the board of Chefs' Warehouse. Richard N. Peretz sits on no other public board.
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Filings6

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Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 25, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 24, 2026FY2025
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 26, 2025FY2024
Annual report10-KFeb 25, 2025FY2024
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 27, 2024FY2023
Annual report10-KFeb 27, 2024FY2023
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