---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-145508"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T09:23:53.987555+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's names Pringle President U.S., Wunsch President International effective June 17

## Summary
- Appoints Abigail Pringle President, U.S., overseeing 6,000+ Company-operated and franchised restaurants.
- E.J. Wunsch named President, International, overseeing operations across 33 countries and U.S. territories.
- Both appointments effective June 17, 2024; part of leadership reorganization to accelerate growth.
- Stockholders elected all 12 director nominees, ratified Deloitte as auditor, and approved say-on-pay.
- Three stockholder proposals (cage-free eggs, independent chair, racial equity audit) were rejected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-145508
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524145508/0001193125-24-145508-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524145508/d763688d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-145508
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-145508.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-145508.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  E.J. Wunsch was appointed as President, International at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, International
  source text: On May 23, 2024, The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Abigail Pringle to the newly created role of President, U.S. and E.J. Wunsch to the role of President, International, in each case effective June 17, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524145508/0001193125-24-145508-index.htm
- Executive change
  Abigail Pringle was appointed as President, U.S. at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, U.S.
  source text: On May 23, 2024, The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Abigail Pringle to the newly created role of President, U.S. and E.J. Wunsch to the role of President, International, in each case effective June 17, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524145508/0001193125-24-145508-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.