---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-322371"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2021-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T11:46:11.173546+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's adds Target exec Richard Gomez to Board; designates Senior Vice Chair and Vice Chair

## Summary
- Board expanded from 11 to 12 members; Richard H. Gomez elected director effective Nov 4, 2021.
- Gomez is EVP, Chief Food & Beverage Officer at Target; prior roles at MillerCoors and PepsiCo.
- Gomez appointed to Audit Committee and Technology Committee.
- Board designated Peter W. May as Senior Vice Chair and Matthew H. Peltz as Vice Chair; by-laws amended accordingly.
- No material transactions or arrangements related to Gomez's appointment (Item 404(a) not applicable).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-322371
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2021-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312521322371/0001193125-21-322371-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312521322371/d233731d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-322371
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-322371.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-322371.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard H. Gomez was elected as Director at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On November 4, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”), increased the size of the Board from 11 to 12 members and elected Richard H. Gomez to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312521322371/0001193125-21-322371-index.htm

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