Governance The Wendy's Company

WEN

US95058W1009

Restaurants & Bars

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02-09	From Walmart to Nestle, CEO churn sweeps global consumer goods makers	RE
01-29	Wendy's Seeks Franchise Partner for Mexico Expansion	MT

Executive Committee: The Wendy's Company

Manager

Positions heldSince

Kenneth Cook

45 year

Chief Executive Officer	17/07/2025
Director of Finance/CFO	01/12/2024

Michael Berner

Compliance Officer

31/10/2011

Suzanne Thuerk

44 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

31/07/2017

Matt Spessard

43 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

31/07/2022

Lindsay Radkoski

40 year

Sales & Marketing

31/10/2019

Aaron Broholm

Investor Relations Contact

31/08/2024

John Min

46 year

General Counsel	15/09/2024
Corporate Secretary	15/09/2024

M. O’Brien

52 year

Human Resources Officer

31/07/2013

Composition of the Board of Directors: The Wendy's Company

Director

CommitteesSince

Arthur Winkleblack

68 year

Executive Committee	30/04/2014
Audit Committee Chair
Audit Committee	05/09/2024
Executive Committee Chair	05/09/2024
Governance Committee Chair	05/09/2024
Nominating Committee Chair	05/09/2024

Mich Mathews-Spradlin

59 year

Compensation Committee	23/02/2015
HR Committee	23/02/2015
Governance Committee	23/02/2015
Nominating Committee	23/02/2015
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee Chair

Peter Rothschild

70 year

Audit Committee	07/07/2011
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
Compensation Committee Chair	30/04/2010
HR Committee Chair	30/04/2010

Wendy Arlin

55 year

Compensation Committee	12/12/2023
HR Committee	12/12/2023
Audit Committee Chair
Audit Committee	18/12/2023
Finance Committee	18/12/2023

Peter May

83 year

Executive Committee	31/03/1993
Compensation Committee	31/03/1993
HR Committee	31/03/1993

Kristin Dolan

60 year

Governance Committee	18/07/2017
Nominating Committee	18/07/2017

Richard Gomez

56 year

Compensation Committee	03/11/2021
HR Committee	03/11/2021

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

57 year

Audit Committee

22/03/2023

Nelson Peltz

84 year

Compensation Committee

30/06/2022

Bradley Peltz

Director/Board Member

07/07/2025

Latest Appointments: The Wendy's Company

02-09	From Walmart to Nestle, CEO churn sweeps global consumer goods makers	RE
01-12	From Walmart to Nestlé, CEO churn sweeps global consumer goods makers	RE
12-10	From Walmart to Nestle, CEO churn sweeps global consumer goods makers	RE
01/09/25	Recent leadership changes at global consumer goods companies	RE
30/07/25	Wendy's Co - Ken Cook's annual base salary as interim CEO set at $825,000 - SEC filing	RE
29/07/25	Recent leadership changes at global consumer goods companies	RE
22/07/25	The Wendy's Company Announces Executive Changes	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: The Wendy's Company

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Abigail Pringle

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/04/2002

21/07/2025

Matt Peltz

Director/Board Member

13/12/2015

07/07/2025

Kenneth Gilbert

Director/Board Member	30/04/2017	20/05/2025
Independent Dir/Board Member	30/04/2017	20/05/2025

Gunther Plosch

Director of Finance/CFO

01/05/2016

01/12/2024

Deepak Ajmani

Chief Operating Officer

31/08/2020

31/08/2024

Clark Elms

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/09/2011

31/07/2024

Joseph Levato

Director/Board Member	31/05/1996	20/05/2024
Director of Finance/CFO	31/03/1993	31/07/1996
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/08/2008	20/05/2024

Juan Loredo

Sales & Marketing

05/05/2024

Lindsay Herberger

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/07/2015

31/03/2024

J. Vasconi

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

18/10/2020

25/02/2024

Todd Penegor

Director/Board Member	01/05/2016	04/02/2024
Chief Executive Officer	01/05/2016	04/02/2024
Director of Finance/CFO	31/08/2013	01/05/2016
President	03/01/2016	04/02/2024

Todd Phelps

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/04/2017

31/12/2023

Tyler Maddox

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/04/2019

31/08/2023

Stephen Piacentini

Corporate Officer/Principal

28/02/2019

30/04/2023

Gavin Waugh

Treasurer

28/02/2023

Hal Tedrow

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2019

28/02/2023

Leigh Burnside

Chief Administrative Officer	13/08/2017	31/01/2019
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	13/08/2017	19/01/2023

Kurt Kane

Corporate Officer/Principal	31/05/2019	11/01/2023
Sales & Marketing	30/09/2015	31/05/2019

Michelle Ryman

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2022

Genevieve Chenoweth

Corporate Officer/Principal

11/06/2017

30/11/2022

Katie McDowell

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/07/2012

31/08/2022

Dennis M. Kass

Director/Board Member	13/12/2015	17/05/2022
Independent Dir/Board Member	13/12/2015	17/05/2022

Greg Lemenchick

Investor Relations Contact

31/03/2013

30/04/2022

Jim Barnett

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/06/2012

31/08/2021

Victor Everingham

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/11/2012

31/08/2020

Ian Dunn

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/09/2018

29/02/2020

Karen Reigart

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/08/1999

31/12/2019

Bruce Allendorfer

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/04/2013

31/08/2019

Robert Wright

Chief Operating Officer

09/03/2014

30/05/2019

Alex Kaleida

Corporate Officer/Principal

28/02/2019

Chris Armbruster

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/08/2015

31/10/2018

Adiya Wiggins

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/09/2013

30/06/2018

Emil Brolick

Director/Board Member	31/08/2011	04/06/2018
Chief Executive Officer	31/08/2011	25/05/2016
President	31/08/2011	31/12/2015

Scott A. Weisberg

Human Resources Officer

31/03/2012

28/02/2018

Scott A. Kriss

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	31/05/2012	13/08/2017
Corporate Officer/Principal	31/05/2012	09/11/2014

V. Hill

Director/Board Member	28/09/2008	28/02/2017
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	28/02/2017

R. Scott Toop

General Counsel	19/01/2012	16/01/2016
Corporate Secretary	19/01/2012	16/01/2016

Drew Domecq

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2012

31/12/2015

Ed Garden

Director/Board Member

30/11/2004

13/12/2015

David G. Trimm

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

30/06/2015

Jack Gumpert Wasserman

Director/Board Member	28/09/2008	31/05/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	31/05/2015

Craig S. Bahner

Sales & Marketing

31/03/2012

31/01/2015

Darrell van Ligten

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/01/2009

31/12/2014

Brandon Solano

Sales & Marketing

23/07/2014

31/12/2014

Steven B. Graham

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

28/09/2008

09/11/2014

Raymond S. Troubh

Director/Board Member	28/09/2008	27/05/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	27/05/2014

Roland Smith

Director/Board Member	31/05/2007	27/05/2014
President	28/09/2008	13/09/2011

Clive Chajet

Director/Board Member	28/09/2008	27/05/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	27/05/2014

John N. Peters

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/04/2012

09/03/2014

Margaret Roach Nollen

Investor Relations Contact

17/09/2013

Stephen E. Hare

Director of Finance/CFO

28/09/2008

31/08/2013

Stephen D. Farrar

Chief Operating Officer	31/12/1979	10/04/2012
Corporate Officer/Principal	10/04/2012	19/04/2012

Nils Okeson

General Counsel	28/09/2008	19/01/2012
Corporate Secretary	28/09/2008	19/01/2012

Scott O'Melia

General Counsel

31/12/2008

31/12/2011

Sharron L. Barton

Chief Administrative Officer

28/09/2008

14/06/2011

Leon Weissman

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/07/2010

30/04/2011

Andrew G. Skehan

Chief Operating Officer

31/12/2008

31/12/2010

Micky Malka

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/12/2009

David Near

Chief Operating Officer

31/12/2005

31/12/2008

J. Randolph Lewis

Director/Board Member	28/09/2008	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	-

John D. Barker

Public Communications Contact

28/09/2008

J. Clete McGinty

Human Resources Officer

07/07/2011

R. David Thomas

Founder

15/11/1969

07/01/2002

David E. Schwab

Director/Board Member	28/09/2008	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	-

Hugh L. Carey

Director/Board Member

28/09/2008

Stephen B. Hickey

Sales & Marketing

Peter C. Koumas

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Public Communications Contact	-	-

Robert H. Bertini

Public Communications Contact

April Pannell

Corporate Officer/Principal

Larry Spanski

Corporate Officer/Principal

Charles Bruce

Corporate Officer/Principal

Frank Morgiewicz

Corporate Officer/Principal

Denny Lynch

Public Communications Contact

David D. Poplar

Investor Relations Contact

Dana William Klein

Corporate Officer/Principal

07/07/2011

Kay Sharpton

Public Communications Contact

11/06/2009

Frank Vamos

Public Communications Contact

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	21
Female	15

Of which Executive Committee

Male	6
Female	2

Of which Directors

Male	6
Female	4

Revisions

Révisions CA 1 an

Révisions CA 4 mois

Révisions CA 1 mois

Révisions BNA 1 an

Révisions BNA 4 mois

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The Wendy's Company is engaged in the business of operating, developing and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. The Company specializes in made-to-order square hamburgers, using never frozen beef (fresh beef available in the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Canada), salads, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty dessert. Its segments include Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International and Global Real Estate & Development. Wendy's U.S. includes the operation and franchising of its restaurants in the United States. Wendy's International includes the operation and franchising of its restaurants in countries and territories other than the United States. Global Real Estate & Development includes real estate activity for owned sites and sites leased from third parties, which are leased and/or subleased to franchisees, and also includes its share in TimWen real estate joint venture. The Company and its franchisees have over 7,000 restaurants worldwide.

Employees

9,667

Sector

Restaurants & Bars

Calendar

02-13 - Q4 2025 Earnings Release

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