---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-260972"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2024-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T23:21:39.362560+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's appoints Ken Cook as CFO replacing Gunther Plosch, effective Dec 2

## Summary
- Ken Cook joins from UPS, where he was Head of FP&A and previously CFO of $60B U.S. Domestic segment.
- Cook's base salary $600k, target bonus 85% of base, LTI target $1M for FY2025, plus $300k RSU sign-on grant.
- Gunther Plosch terminated without cause effective Dec 31, 2024; eligible for severance per company policy.
- Q4/full-year 2024 results to be released Feb 13, 2025; Investor Day scheduled for Mar 5, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-260972
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2024-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524260972/0001193125-24-260972-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524260972/d823966d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-260972
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-260972.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-260972.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kenneth Cook was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed Kenneth Cook as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 2, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524260972/0001193125-24-260972-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gunther Plosch departed as Chief Financial Officer at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: ceased
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Gunther Plosch will cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524260972/0001193125-24-260972-index.htm

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