| Peter William May |
Peter William May is the founder and the President & Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management LP, which was founded in 2005. He is currently the Co-Chairman of the New York Philharmonic, Chairman of the Leni & Peter May Family Foundation, and Non-Executive Senior Vice Chairman of The Wendy's Co. He also holds director positions at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., The Mount Sinai Health System, Inc., Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust, Inc., The University of Chicago, New-York Historical Society, and The Laura Rosenberg Foundation, Inc. Mr. May has previously held positions as Chairman of UJA-Federation of New York and The Mount Sinai Hospital. He has also served as an Independent Director at Tiffany & Co., Triarc Cos., Inc., Wendy's International LLC, Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc., Encore Capital Group, Inc., and Mondelez International, Inc. Additionally, he was the President, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Triangle Industries, Inc. from 1983 to 1988 and the President & Chief Operating Officer of Trian Group LP from 1989 to 1993. Mr. May has also been a Partner at The Partnership for New York City, Inc. and a Trustee at The Carnegie Hall Society, Inc. and 92nd Street Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
| Abigail E. Pringle |
Abigail E. Pringle has held positions at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and The Wendy's Co. Her current job titles include Director at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce since 2013 and Chief Development Officer at The Wendy's Co. since 2019. |
| Suzanne M. Thuerk |
Suzanne M. Thuerk currently works at The Wendy's Co., as Chief Accounting Officer from 2023. Ms. Thuerk also formerly worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as Associate from 2004 to 2005 and Bath & Body Works, Inc., as Manager-Financial Planning & Analysis from 2009 to 2014. Ms. Thuerk received her graduate degree from Fisher College of Business. |
| Gunther Plosch |
Gunther Plosch is currently the Chief Financial Officer at The Wendy's Co. Prior to this, he worked as the Vice President-Global Business Services at Kellanova from 2014 to 2016. He also worked as an Associate Director at Procter & Gamble Co. Mr. Plosch completed his undergraduate degree from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz in 1990. |
| M. Coley O’Brien |
M. Coley O’Brien is currently the Director at Women's Foodservice Forum and a Trustee at Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Previously, he held the position of Chief People Officer at The Wendy's Co. starting in 2007. He also served as a Member at HR Policy Association. Prior to his current roles, O’Brien worked as the Director of Retail Training at Sears Holdings Corp. from 2005 to 2007 and as the Manager of Curriculum Development at Sears University from 2002 to 2004. O’Brien completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Indiana University in 1997 and 1998, respectively. |
| Deepak Ajmani |
Deepak Ajmani is currently the Vice Chairman at the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption since 2017 and the Chief Operations Officer-US at The Wendy's Co. since 2020. He completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and H.R. College of Commerce & Economics. |
| Matt Spessard |
Matt Spessard is currently the Chief Information Officer at The Wendy's Co. He previously worked as the Director-Operations at Church's Chicken from 2011 to 2014 and as the Vice President-Technology at Sonic Corp. from 2015 to 2020. |
| Michael G. Berner |
Michael G. Berner currently works at The Wendy's Co., as Chief Compliance Officer & VP-Corporate Counsel. |
| Liliana M. Esposito |
Liliana M. Esposito is currently the Director at Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc., the Director at Mid-Ohio Food Collective, a Trustee at Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, the Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer at The Wendy's Co. since 2021, and the President of Wendy Foundation. Previously, she worked as the Vice President-Communications & Public Affairs at Dean Foods Co. from 2012 to 2014, the Manager-Public Affairs at Mars, Inc. from 2000 to 2005, a Senior Associate at Burson-Marsteller LLC from 1997 to 2000, and the Senior Vice President at Mercury Public Affairs LLC from 2008 to 2010. Ms. Esposito completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia in 1997 and obtained a graduate degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. |
| Nelson Peltz |
Mr. Nelson Peltz is an Independent Director at Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., a Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner at Trian Fund Management LP, a Chief Executive Officer & General Partner at Trian Partners General Partner LLC, a Non-Executive Chairman at The Wendy's Co., a Chairman at New York Tolerance Center, a Co-Chairman-Governors Board at Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc., a Member-Honorary Board at Prostate Cancer Foundation, a Member-Overseers Board at Milken Institute and a Member-Overseers Board at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is on the Board of Directors at Unilever Plc, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., The Avon Old Farms School, Inc., Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and New York-Presbyterian Foundation, Inc. Mr. Peltz was previously employed as an Independent Non-Executive Director by Janus Henderson Group Plc, an Independent Director by Invesco Ltd., an Independent Director by Legg Mason, Inc., an Independent Director by Sysco Corp., an Independent Director by The Madison Square Garden Co. /Old/, an Independent Director by Mondelez International, Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Triarc Cos., Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Trian Group LP, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Triangle Industries, Inc., a Trustee by Intrepid Museum Foundation, Inc., and a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Snapple Beverage Group, Inc. He also served on the board at Procter & Gamble Co., Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ingersoll-Rand Plc, Legg Mason, Inc., Trian Acquisition I Corp., H.J. Heinz Co., Encore Capital Group, Inc., Wendy’s International, Inc. and National Association of Corporate Directors. He received his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Juan Carl Loredo |
Juan Carl Loredo is currently the Director at Mobile Marketing Association, Inc. and the Chief Marketing Officer at The Wendy's Co. Previously, he held positions such as Senior Brand Manager at PepsiCo, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer at Craftmade International, Inc., Vice President-Account Service at The Marketing Arm LLC, and Manager-Senior Product at Frito-Lay, Inc. Mr. Loredo obtained his undergraduate degree and MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| Kirk Tanner |
Kirk Tanner is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Wendy's Co. He is also a Director at the American Beverage Association and a Trustee at the Food Marketing Institute Foundation. Prior to his current positions, he was the Chief Executive Officer-North America Beverages at PepsiCo, Inc. from 2018 to 2024. Before that, he was the Senior Vice President at Frito-Lay North America, Inc. from 2000 to 2013. He also served as the Vice President-Sales at Pepsico UK & Ireland in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Tanner received his undergraduate degree from the David Eccles School of Business. |
| Richard H. Gomez |
Richard H. Gomez is currently the Director at The Advertising Council, Inc., the Director at the Association of National Advertisers, Inc., and the Independent Director at The Wendy's Co. He also holds positions as the Director at GLSEN, Inc., the Director at the National Museum of The American Latino, the EVP, Chief Food, Essentials & Beauty Officer at Target Corp., the Head-Sales at Al Piemonte Ford, Inc., and a Member-Executive Council at MBOLD LLC. Previously, he worked as the Chief Marketing Officer at Tropicana Products, Inc., the Vice President-Brand Marketing at Molson Coors Beverage Co., and the Chief Marketing Officer at PepsiCo International. Mr. Gomez completed his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College. |
| Wendy C. Arlin |
Wendy C. Arlin is currently serving as an Independent Director at Kohl's Corp., The Wendy's Co., and WK Kellogg Co. She previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Bath & Body Works, Inc. from 2005 to 2023. Additionally, she held a position as a Partner at KPMG LLP. Ms. Arlin completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University. |
| Joseph A. Levato |
Joseph A. Levato is an Independent Director at The Wendy's Co. since 2008. He is also a Manager at Wendy's Restaurants LLC. Previously, he served as a Director at Triarc Cos., Inc. from 1996 to 2008 and at Wendy's International LLC from 1996 to 2008. He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Trian Group LP from 1992 to 1993 and at Triangle Industries, Inc. from 1984 to 1988. |
| Michelle Caruso-Cabrera |
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Mcc Productions LLC, which was founded in 2018. She is currently an Independent Director at The Wendy's Co., a Director at Del Real LLC, a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a Member of The Economic Club of New York, and the Co-President and President (current) of Ballet Hispanico. Ms. Caruso-Cabrera's former positions include being an Independent Director at GWG Holdings, Inc. from 2019 to 2020, and a Director at Beneficient Company Group LLC from 2018 to 2020. |
| Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin |
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin is currently the Chairman at iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. She is also a Director at TrueX, Inc., The Wendy's Co., Bitium, Inc., The Bouqs Co., The Feminina Group, Inc., Talkwalker SARL, You&MrJones LLC, Jacana Holdings, Inc., and The Brandtech Group. Additionally, she serves as a Trustee at the California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Ms. Mathews-Spradlin is a Member-Executive Board at UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television Equipment and an Advisor at Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC. In her former positions, Ms. Mathews-Spradlin was a Director at OANDA Corp. from 2013 to 2018, a Director at Text 100 Ltd. from 1989 to 1993, and the Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft Corp. from 2009 to 2011. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Brighton. |
| Kenneth W. Gilbert |
Kenneth W. Gilbert was the founder and had founded RazorFocus in 2005, where he held the title of President from 2005 to 2012. He is currently the Chairman at Wellth Holdings LLC, an Independent Director at The Wendy's Co., an Independent Director at iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc., and a Director at The First Tee of Connecticut. Mr. Gilbert's former positions include Chairman at YourBevCo LLC, Director at Trian Acquisition I Corp. from 2007 to 2010, Senior Vice President & Director-Client Services at UWG, Inc. from 1989 to 1991, Group Account Director at Havas Worldwide New York, Inc. from 1991 to 1995, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at Snapple Beverage Group, Inc. from 1995 to 2001, President & Chief Operating Officer at UWG, Inc. from 2003 to 2004, and Chief Marketing Officer at Voss of Norway ASA from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Gilbert obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut. |
| Kristin Aigner Dolan |
Kristin Aigner Dolan is the founder of 605 LLC (founded in 2016), 605 LLC (New York) (founded in 2016), and 605 TV (founded in 2016). Ms. Dolan is also the founder of Dolan Family Ventures LLC. Ms. Dolan's current job(s) include Chief Executive Officer at AMC Networks, Inc. (since 2011), Chief Executive Officer at Dataco Ventures LLC, Independent Director at The Wendy's Co. (since 2017), and Director at Sphere Entertainment Co. (since 2020). Ms. Dolan's former job(s) include Independent Director at Revlon Group Holdings LLC (2017-2023), Director at Revlon Consumer Products LLC, Chief Operating Officer & Director at CSC Holdings LLC, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Cablevision Systems Corp. (2014-2016), Director at MSG Networks, Inc. (2018-2021), Director at Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (2015-2021), Director at Msg Distribution, Inc., and Member-National Board at Women in Cable Telecommunications. Ms. Dolan's education history includes a graduate degree from Long Island University, a graduate degree from Pace University, and an undergraduate degree from State University of New York at Albany. |
| Peter Howard Rothschild |
Peter Howard Rothschild is the founder of Daroth Capital Advisors LLC, founded in 2002, where he held the title of President & Chief Executive Officer until 2018. He is also the founder of Daroth Capital LLC, founded in 2001, where he currently holds the title of Chief Executive Officer & Managing Member. Mr. Rothschild's current job(s) include being an Independent Director at The Wendy's Co. since 2010, a Manager at Wendy's Restaurants LLC, a Partner & Head-General Industries at East Wind Securities LLC since 2018, a Partner & Head-General Industries at East Wind Advisors LLC since 2018, and a Member at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc.Mr. Rothschild's former job(s) include being the Chairman of Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp. from 2004 to 2007, the Chairman of Deerfield Capital Corp. from 2004 to 2011, a Director at Wendy's International LLC from 2006 to 2008, a Managing Director & Head-Industrial Group at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. from 1984 to 1990, a Managing Director & Head-Leveraged Finance at Wasserstein Perella Group, Inc. from 1996 to 2001, a Director at CIFC Investment Management LLC, a Managing Director & Head-Leveraged Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Leasing, Inc. from 1996 to 2001, and a Senior MD & Head-Natural Resources Group at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1996. |
| Arthur B. Winkleblack |
Arthur B. Winkleblack currently works at Church & Dwight Co., Inc., as Independent Director from 2008 and The Wendy's Co., as Independent Director from 2016. Mr. Winkleblack also formerly worked at Freeride.com, as Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2001, Performance Food Group Co., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2019, RTI International Metals, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013 to 2015, Extra Mile Education Foundation, Inc., as Director, Aramark, as Independent Director from 2019 to 2024, AlliedSignal, Inc., as CFO-Commercial Avionics Systems & VP from 1994 to 1996, H.J. Heinz Co., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2002 to 2013, PepsiCo, Inc., as Principal from 1982 to 1994, H.J. Heinz Finance Co., as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President from 2002 to 2013, Perform, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2001, Round Hill Investments LLC, as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 1998 to 1999, and Six Flags Entertainment Corp., as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Winkleblack received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and Masters Business Admin degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
