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Company Executives

$WEN Management Team

Mr. Nelson Peltz

Chairman Emeritus

Age 83
Compensation $989.8K USD
Sex Male

Mr. Arthur Winkleblack

Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board

Age 67
Compensation $377.5K USD
Sex Male

Mr. Matthew Peltz

Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

Age 42
Compensation $273.0K USD
Sex Male

Mr. Peter May

Independent Non-Executive Senior Vice Chairman of the Board

Age 82
Compensation $286.0K USD
Sex Male

Mr. Kenneth Cook

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Age 44
Compensation $702.5K USD
Sex Male

Mr. Matthew Spessard

Chief Information Officer

Age 42
Compensation -
Sex Male

Ms. Liliana Esposito

Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer

Age 50
Compensation -
Sex Female

Mr. John Min

Company Secretary

Chief Legal Officer

Age 45
Compensation -
Sex Male

Mr. Pete Suerken

President - US

Age -
Compensation -
Sex Male

Mr. E. J. Wunsch

President - International

Age 53
Compensation $2.427M USD
Sex Male

Mr. Coley O'brien

Chief People Officer

Age 51
Compensation -
Sex Male

Ms. Suzanne Thuerk

Chief Accounting Officer

Age 43
Compensation -
Sex Female

Ms. Lindsay J. Radkoski

Chief Marketing Officer

U.S

Age 39
Compensation $1.835M USD
Sex Female

Mr. Aaron Broholm

Head of Investor Relations

Age -
Compensation -
Sex Male
Directors
9
serving now
Independent
Not stated
the proxy does not say
Average tenure
10.2 years
from year joined
CEO also chairs the board
No
Arthur B. Winkleblack
Director Age On board Independent Committees Other public boards 2025 pay Source
Arthur B. Winkleblack
68 2016
10 years
Not stated
Executive · Chair
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $458,500
Peter W. May
83 1993
33 years
Not stated
Capital and Investment · Chair
None stated $299,190
Wendy C. Arlin
55 2023
3 years
Not stated
Audit · Chair
Kohl’s Corporation $291,000
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
57 2023
3 years
Not stated
Audit
None stated $264,500
Richard H. Gomez
56 2021
5 years
Not stated
Compensation and Human Capital
None stated $268,379
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin
59 2015
11 years
Not stated
Technology · Chair
iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. $289,312
Bradley G. Peltz
36 2025
1 year
Not stated
Corporate Social Responsibility
None stated $188,216
Peter H. Rothschild
70 2010
16 years
Not stated
Compensation and Human Capital · Chair
None stated $305,500
Kristin A. Dolan
Not stated Not stated Not stated None stated None stated $264,818

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

5 disclosed in the proxy filed Apr 2, 2026
Trian Partners and certain of its affiliates
affiliates including Nelson Peltz (our former Chairman and Chairman Emeritus)
Amount not stated
December 1, 2011

Agreement under which the Board approved Covered Persons owning or acquiring up to 32.5% of outstanding Common Stock for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

Certain of the Company's executive officers
served on the board of trustees of the DTFA
$175,000
2025

Company direct charitable contribution to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

With Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Open in proxy
Kristin Dolan
a director of the Company; Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Inc.
Approximately $0.8 million
2025

Company purchased advertising time from a subsidiary of AMC Networks Inc.

With AMC Networks Inc. Open in proxy
Bradley Peltz
a director of the Company; Managing Director of and holds a minority ownership interest in Yellow Cab
Approximately $15.2 million
2025

Company received royalty, advertising fund, lease and other payments from Yellow Cab, a franchisee operating 87 Wendy's restaurants

With Yellow Cab Holdings, LLC Open in proxy
Family members and/or affiliates of Nelson Peltz, Peter May and Matthew Peltz
family members and/or affiliates of Mr. Nelson Peltz, our former Chairman and Chairman Emeritus, Mr. May, our Senior Vice Chairman, and Mr. Matthew Peltz, our former Vice Chairman, who hold minority ownership interests in Yellow Cab
Approximately $15.2 million
2025

Company received royalty, advertising fund, lease and other payments from Yellow Cab and related entities

With Yellow Cab Holdings, LLC Open in proxy

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