WEN · Wendy's Co · Executive Compensation

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kirk Tanner	(former President and CEO)	$559,726	—	$4,019,990	—	—	$10,949	$4,590,665
Ken Cook	(Interim CEO and CFO)	$698,178	—	$2,336,232	$778,748	$326,700	$363,582	$4,503,440
E.J. Wunsch	(President, International)	$634,507	—	$2,279,969	$759,999	$253,440	$28,594	$3,956,509
John Min	(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)	$609,575	—	$1,672,490	$557,498	$207,009	$844,516	$3,891,088
Pete Suerken	(President, U.S.)	$328,767	—	$2,449,992	$374,999	$312,500	$9,904	$3,476,162

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kirk Tanner	(President and CEO)	$901,370	—	$13,499,964	$1,499,997	$1,237,250	$169,536	$17,308,117
Gunther Plosch	(former CFO)	$768,688	—	$1,424,957	$474,999	$547,925	$1,204,038	$4,420,607
Todd A. Penegor	(former President and CEO)	$149,048	—	—	—	$158,500	$2,984,431	$3,291,979
Abigail E. Pringle	(President, U.S.)	$723,044	—	$1,312,456	$487,499	$530,250	$13,800	$3,067,049
E.J. Wunsch	(President, International)	$599,604	—	$963,718	$406,247	$441,875	$15,850	$2,427,294
Lindsay J. Radkoski	(Chief Marketing Officer, U.S.)	$443,241	—	$809,348	$290,623	$278,381	$13,478	$1,835,071
Kenneth Cook	(CFO)	$46,027	$325,000	$299,995	—	$30,048	$1,455	$702,525

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A. Penegor	(former President and CEO)	$1,149,870	—	$4,312,464	$1,437,496	$1,642,493	$54,085	$8,596,408
Gunther Plosch	(former CFO)	$743,768	—	$1,387,464	$462,498	$717,257	$23,538	$3,334,525
Kurt A. Kane	(former President, U.S. and CCO)	$25,315	—	—	—	—	$3,081,984	$3,107,299
Abigail E. Pringle	(President, U.S.)	$673,960	—	$1,237,478	$412,497	$651,037	$23,538	$2,998,510
J. Kevin Vasconi	(former CIO)	$654,015	—	$637,467	$212,497	$632,117	$23,538	$2,159,634
E.J. Wunsch	(President, International)	$552,057	—	$824,953	$274,996	$453,392	$27,138	$2,132,536

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A. Penegor	(former President and CEO)	$1,134,384	—	$3,149,967	$2,099,999	$1,588,725	$32,238	$8,005,313
Kurt A. Kane	(former President, U.S. and CCO)	$761,658	—	$1,139,968	$759,996	$709,170	$32,600	$3,403,392
Gunther Plosch	(former CFO)	$711,795	—	$1,079,984	$720,000	$663,120	$29,000	$3,203,899
Abigail E. Pringle	(President, U.S.)	$641,986	—	$929,985	$619,997	$598,650	$29,000	$2,819,618
J. Kevin Vasconi	(former CIO)	$623,288	—	$479,988	$319,994	$580,230	$29,000	$2,032,500

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A. Penegor	(former President and CEO)	$1,084,521	—	$3,149,977	$2,099,997	$3,300,000	$35,238	$9,669,733
Kurt A. Kane	(former President, U.S. and CCO)	$731,740	—	$1,139,973	$759,994	$1,490,000	$32,000	$4,153,707
Gunther Plosch	(CFO)	$684,370	—	$929,988	$619,994	$1,390,000	$28,400	$3,652,752
Abigail E. Pringle	(President, International and CDO)	$617,055	—	$929,988	$619,994	$1,250,000	$28,400	$3,445,437
J. Kevin Vasconi	(former CIO)	$605,836	—	$449,977	$299,996	$1,220,000	$26,031	$2,601,840

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A. Penegor	(President and CEO)	$1,046,164	—	$2,299,978	$2,299,997	$1,496,250	$71,385	$7,213,774
Todd A	Penegor (President and CEO)	$1,046,164	—	$2,299,978	$2,299,997	$1,496,250	$71,385	$7,213,774
Kurt A. Kane	(former President, U.S. and CCO)	$694,630	—	$1,762,446	$762,497	$665,000	$28,846	$3,913,419
Kurt A	Kane (President, U.S. and CCO)	$694,630	—	$1,762,446	$762,497	$665,000	$28,846	$3,913,419
Abigail E. Pringle	(President, International and CDO)	$597,205	—	$1,599,915	$599,998	$570,000	$28,846	$3,395,964
Gunther Plosch	(CFO)	$656,082	—	$649,965	$649,997	$627,000	$28,846	$2,611,890
J. Kevin Vasconi	(CIO)	$126,575	—	$999,977	$999,996	$95,000	$103,231	$2,324,779

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A. Penegor	(President and CEO)	$992,274	—	$2,049,979	$2,049,997	$1,560,000	$36,738	$6,688,988
Todd A	Penegor (President and CEO)	$992,274	—	$2,049,979	$2,049,997	$1,560,000	$36,738	$6,688,988
Kurt A	Kane (President, U.S. and CCO)	$625,397	—	$529,115	$529,166	$770,000	$30,800	$2,484,478
Kurt A. Kane	(President, U.S. and CCO)	$625,397	—	$529,115	$529,166	$770,000	$30,800	$2,484,478
Gunther Plosch	(CFO)	$617,055	—	$549,969	$549,997	$730,000	$28,000	$2,475,021
Abigail E. Pringle	(President, International and CDO)	$542,356	—	$420,771	$420,830	$635,000	$28,000	$2,046,957
E. J	Wunsch (CLO and Secretary)	$461,233	—	$337,475	$337,497	$445,000	$30,800	$1,612,005

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A	Penegor (President and CEO)	$964,849	—	$1,874,982	$1,874,998	$872,200	$33,838	$5,620,867
Kurt A	Kane (President, U.S. and CCO)	$513,589	—	$349,989	$449,998	$320,000	$27,800	$1,661,376
E. J	Wunsch (CLO and Secretary)	$431,315	—	$312,491	$312,496	$260,000	$27,800	$1,344,102

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Todd A	Penegor (President and CEO)	$919,973	—	$1,624,988	$1,624,997	$1,267,125	$35,910	$5,472,993
Kurt A	Kane (President, U.S. and CCO)	$445,027	—	$599,983	$349,998	$405,000	$30,400	$1,830,408
E. J	Wunsch (CLO and Secretary)	$406,384	—	$274,983	$274,997	$375,000	$152,458	$1,483,822

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Pete Suerken	President, U.S.	Resigned	2026-08-31	2026-08-17
Ken Cook	employment	Terminated	2026-07-31	2026-06-23
Steven W. Cirulis	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer	Appointed	2026-06-23	2026-06-23
Aaron M. Kale	Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President – Tax (principal accounting officer)	Appointed	2026-06-08	2026-06-09
Peter H. Rothschild	director	Already on the board Since at least 2010: re-election or new board role	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Bradley G. Peltz	director	Appointed	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera	director	Appointed	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Richard H. Gomez	director	Already on the board Since at least 2021: re-election or new board role	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin	director	Appointed	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Peter W. May	director	Already on the board Since at least 1993: re-election or new board role	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Wendy C. Arlin	director	Already on the board Since at least 2023: re-election or new board role	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Arthur B. Winkleblack	director	Already on the board Since at least 2016: re-election or new board role	2026-05-20	2026-05-22
Robert D. Wright	director	Appointed	2026-05-21	2026-05-20
Robert D. Wright	President and Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2026-05-21	2026-05-20
Abigail E. Pringle	President, U.S.	Terminated	2025-08-15	2025-07-22
Pete Suerken	President, U.S.	Appointed	2025-07-22	2025-07-22
Matthew H. Peltz	Director	Resigned	2025-07-08	2025-07-08
Bradley G. Peltz	director	Appointed	2025-07-08	2025-07-08
Ken Cook	Interim Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2025-07-18	2025-07-08
Kirk Tanner	Director	Resigned	2025-07-18	2025-07-08
Kirk Tanner	President and Chief Executive Officer	Resigned	2025-07-18	2025-07-08
Gunther Plosch	employment with the Company	Terminated	2024-12-31	2024-11-18
Kenneth Cook	Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-12-02	2024-11-18
Arthur B. Winkleblack	Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2024-09-06	2024-09-06
Nelson Peltz	non-executive Chairman of the Board	Resigned	2024-09-06	2024-09-06

Leadership

Ken Cook CEO
Kirk Tanner CEO, Board Member
Robert D. Wright CEO, Board Member
Todd A CEO
Todd Penegor CEO, Board Member
Arthur B. Winkleblack Chairman, Board Member
Gunther Plosch CFO
Kenneth Cook CFO
Steven W. Cirulis CFO
Matthew P. Spessard CIO
Aaron M. Kale Chief Accounting Officer
Suzanne M. Thuerk Chief Accounting Officer
Suzie Thuerk Chief Accounting Officer
Bradley G. Peltz Board Member
Michelle Caruso- Cabrera Board Member
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Board Member
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin Board Member
Peter H. Rothschild Board Member
Peter W. May Board Member
Richard H. Gomez Board Member
Wendy C. Arlin Board Member

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