Wendy's Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Wendy's' CEO is Kirk Tanner, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is $17.41M, comprised of 5.2% salary and 94.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.038% of the company’s shares, worth €737.94K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.7 years and 7.9 years respectively.
Key information
Kirk Tanner
Chief executive officer
US$17.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 5.18% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 1.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.9yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
No updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$192m |
| Dec 29 2024 | US$17m | US$901k | US$194m |
Compensation vs Market: Kirk's total compensation ($USD17.41M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD3.51M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Kirk's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Kirk Tanner (55 yo)
Mr. Kirk Tanner is Independent Director of V.F. Corporation from May 30, 2024. Mr. Tanner serves as the President, CEO and Director of The Wendy's Company since February 5, 2024.He served as the Chief Exe...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.3yrs | US$17.41m | 0.038% € 737.9k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$702.53k | no data | |
| President of U.S | 6.6yrs | US$3.07m | 0.098% € 1.9m | |
| President of International | less than a year | US$2.43m | 0.035% € 667.4k | |
| Chief Marketing Officer of US | 2.2yrs | US$1.84m | 0.012% € 240.8k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0042% € 80.3k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0034% € 66.5k | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | less than a year | no data | 0.00068% € 13.1k | |
| Vice President of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 11.8yrs | no data | 0.044% € 844.1k | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | 0.045% € 863.8k |
Experienced Management: 1WEN's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.3yrs | US$17.41m | 0.038% € 737.9k | |
| Chairman Emeritus | less than a year | US$989.84k | 5.26% € 101.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Senior Vice Chairman | 32.1yrs | US$286.00k | 2.87% € 55.5m | |
| Independent Chairman | 9yrs | US$377.46k | 0.045% € 868.5k | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$263.00k | 0.014% € 280.0k | |
| Independent Director | 15yrs | US$291.37k | 0.093% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$263.50k | 0.022% € 416.4k | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$274.58k | 0.022% € 429.5k | |
| Vice Chairman | 9.4yrs | US$273.00k | 0.060% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$268.40k | 0.041% € 783.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$264.50k | 0.016% € 309.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | US$275.19k | 0.0017% € 33.6k |
Experienced Board: 1WEN's board of directors are considered experienced (7.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/25 13:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/29 |
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 51 analysts. 23 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 |