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Jerry Deitchle served as the CEO of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. from January 2005 until February 2013. Under his leadership, the company focused on aligning executive compensation with its performance and growing its restaurant chain. After stepping down as CEO, he...

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Jerry Deitchle

Ex-CEO of BJ's Restaurants

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Consumer Cyclical

Born

January 1, 1953 - 72 years ago

CEO of BJ's Restaurants for

8 years 0 months (Jan 2005 - Feb 2013)

Previous Experience

Chief Executive Officer of BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

Holdings

See how much did Jerry Deitchle make over time.

Throughout his tenure at BJ's Restaurants, Deitchle held a significant number of stock options, particularly starting with options granted in 2005. By the time he retired in early 2013, he had 275,000 options to purchase shares, which were extended to...

Total Stock Sold

$30.97M

BJRI

$30.97M

717,095 BJRI shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Jerry Deitchle didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra BJRI717,095 shares worth $9.93M.
This is -67.93% and $21.04M less than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

See recent insider trades of Jerry Deitchle.

BJRI

$110.01K

BJRI at $31.86/share

Jan 15, 2024

Received

BJRI

$110.00K

BJRI at $31.34/share

Jan 15, 2023

Received

BJRI

$100.00K

BJRI at $32.27/share

Jan 15, 2022

Received

BJRI

$110.01K

BJRI at $32.27/share

Jan 15, 2022

Received

BJRI

$105.03K

BJRI at $46.91/share

Jan 15, 2021

Received

BJRI

$89.25K

BJRI at $29.75/share

Mar 6, 2020

Purchase

BJRI

$100.01K

BJRI at $38.90/share

Jan 15, 2020

Received

BJRI

$101.43K

BJRI at $33.81/share

Aug 15, 2019

Purchase

BJRI

$100.00K

BJRI at $53.22/share

Jan 15, 2019

Received

BJRI

$2.09M

BJRI at $74.21/share

Aug 30, 2018

Sale

Compensation History

See how much did Jerry Deitchle make over time.

In terms of compensation, Jerry Deitchle's salary evolved significantly during his years at BJ's. In 2013, he earned a total compensation of $185,869, but this was mainly due to a lack of bonuses or stock options as his role concluded. His highest annual compensation was $1,476,605 in 2009, which included a base salary of $450,000 and a bonus of $409,500, reflecting the strong performance metrics that BJ's achieved under his leadership. His compensation strategy was tied closely to the company’s earnings, demonstrating a focus on aligning his pay with BJ's operational success, a philosophy he maintained until the end of his tenure.

Year

2013

Total Compensation

$185.87K

Salary

$62.31K

Board Justification

The Compensation Committee’s philosophy is that executive compensation should be closely aligned with performance on both a short-term and long-term basis, to assure that the interests of executive officers continue to be properly aligned with long-term shareholder interests.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

Mr. Deitchle was not entitled to any bonus with respect to services rendered as Chief Executive Officer in 2013.

Other

$123.56K

Board Justification

Estimated value of perquisites and other personal benefits in fiscal 2013, including group term life insurance and auto reimbursement/allowance.

Restricted Stock

$0.00(0 Common Stock)

Board Justification

No stock awards vested in 2013 as Mr. Deitchle's service as an employee ended effective February 1, 2013.

Performance Metrics

The principal objective performance measure used by the Compensation Committee for the purposes of the Performance Incentive Plan was the Consolidated Income from Operations.

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