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Get filing alertsCracker Barrel names Jennifer Lankford as General Counsel following planned retirement
Filed May 1, 2026 · Period ending May 1, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Richard Wolfson retired as General Counsel on May 1, 2026, four days ahead of schedule after notifying the company in December 2025. The Board approved early retirement citing successful transition planning.
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Jennifer Lankford, previously Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, was promoted to Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective May 1, 2026, representing an internal succession.
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Wolfson will receive previously disclosed benefits under his Consulting Agreement, which is now terminated, with incentive compensation settling on a prorated basis.
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Summary
Cracker Barrel executed a planned leadership transition in its legal department, with General Counsel Richard Wolfson retiring on May 1, 2026, slightly ahead of his originally announced May 5 retirement date. The company had five months to prepare after Wolfson's December 2025 notice, and the Board cited successful succession planning as the reason for approving the early departure. The company promoted from within, elevating Jennifer Lankford from her role as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel to the top legal position.
This internal succession suggests continuity in legal strategy and institutional knowledge retention. For retail investors, this is a routine executive transition with no apparent disruption to operations. Watch for Lankford's performance in upcoming regulatory filings and any changes in the company's legal or compliance approach in her first quarters as General Counsel.
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Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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on December 5, 2025, the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”), Richard Wolfson, notified the Company of his intent to retire on May 5, 2026, as contemplated under the terms of his Consulting Agreement with the Company. In recognition of a successful transition and succession planning process facilitated by this advance notice, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that Mr. Wolfson could take early retirement on May 1, 2026
Richard Wolfson, the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, retired early on May 1, 2026, four days ahead of his originally planned May 5, 2026 retirement date. The Board approved the early retirement in recognition of a successful transition and succession planning process. Mr. Wolfson will receive previously disclosed benefits under his Consulting Agreement, which is now terminated, and his incentive compensation awards will settle on a prorated basis.
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