Darden Restaurants, Inc. announced the Board has unanimously elected Ricardo (Rick) Cardenas Darden's current President and Chief Operating Officer, as member of the Board effective May 30, 2022. Cardenas was named President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2021. Previously, he served as Darden's Chief Financial Officer since March 2016. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Cardenas began his career with Darden as an hourly team member in 1984, before joining the restaurant support center team in 1992.