Wendy's Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Wendy's' CEO is Ken Cook, appointed in Dec 2024, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is $4.50M, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.001% of the company’s shares, worth €9.14K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Ken Cook
Chief executive officer
US$4.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.50% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.0008% |
| Management average tenure | 2.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 2025 | US$5m | US$698k | US$165m |
| Sep 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$186m |
| Jun 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$192m |
| Mar 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$192m |
| Dec 29 2024 | US$703k | US$46k | US$194m |
Compensation vs Market: Ken's total compensation ($USD4.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.90M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Ken's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Ken Cook
Mr. Kenneth Cook, also known as Ken, is Chief Financial Officer of The Wendy's Company joined in December 02, 2024 and also serves as its Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 18, 2025. Previously, Mr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFO & Interim CEO | 1.3yrs | US$4.50m | 0.00079% € 9.1k | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | 1.6yrs | US$3.89m | 0.0016% € 18.3k | |
| President of International | 1.8yrs | US$3.96m | 0.041% € 477.6k | |
| President of U.S. | less than a year | US$3.89m | 0.00064% € 7.4k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0066% € 76.7k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 2.2yrs | no data | 0.0062% € 71.4k | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 12.7yrs | no data | 0.056% € 647.4k | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer | 5.2yrs | no data | 0.049% € 565.1k | |
| Chief Marketing Officer - International | 6.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & MD of LAC | 13.9yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: TQK's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman Emeritus | 1.6yrs | US$989.84k | 5.27% € 60.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Senior Vice Chairman | 33yrs | US$299.19k | 2.91% € 33.7m | |
| Independent Chairman | 9.9yrs | US$458.50k | 0.045% € 523.8k | |
| Independent Director | 15.9yrs | US$305.50k | 0.094% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 4.4yrs | US$268.38k | 0.022% € 251.2k | |
| Independent Director | 8.8yrs | US$264.82k | 0.025% € 290.0k | |
| Independent Director | 11.2yrs | US$289.31k | 0.041% € 472.4k | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$264.50k | 0.016% € 186.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$291.00k | 0.0018% € 20.4k | |
| Director | less than a year | US$188.22k | 0.082% € 952.7k |
Experienced Board: TQK's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/04/22 14:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
The Wendy's Company is covered by 47 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |