---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-081491"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T13:55:16.483740+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's elects Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to board, adding media and international expertise

## Summary
- Board increased from 11 to 12 members; Caruso-Cabrera elected effective March 23, 2023.
- Caruso-Cabrera is CEO of MCC Productions, former CNBC anchor and chief international correspondent.
- She will serve until the 2023 annual meeting; committee assignments not yet determined.
- Compensation same as other non-management directors, prorated from election to annual meeting.
- No arrangements or transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) were identified.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-081491
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312523081491/0001193125-23-081491-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312523081491/d464486d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-081491
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-081491.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-081491.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michelle Caruso-Cabrera was elected as independent director at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: independent director
  source text: elected Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to serve as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312523081491/0001193125-23-081491-index.htm

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