---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-263775"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2026-06-09T20:17:02+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T20:18:23.736276+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's names Aaron M. Kale as new Chief Accounting Officer; Thuerk resigns

## Summary
- Suzanne M. Thuerk, Chief Accounting Officer, resigns effective June 7, 2026 to pursue outside opportunity.
- Aaron M. Kale appointed CAO and Vice President – Tax effective June 8, 2026.
- Kale previously VP-Tax since April 2019 and interim accounting lead since July 2025; joined Wendy's in 2012.
- Thuerk will remain in non-executive capacity until July 10, 2026 to support transition.
- Kale is a CPA with prior roles at L Brands and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-263775
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2026-06-09T20:17:02+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312526263775/0001193125-26-263775-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312526263775/d129353d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-263775
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-263775.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-263775.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Suzanne M. Thuerk resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On June 4, 2026, Suzanne M. Thuerk, Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) of The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”), provided notice to the Company of her intention to resign from the Company to pursue an opportunity outside the restaurant space.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312526263775/0001193125-26-263775-index.htm
- Executive change
  Aaron M. Kale was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President – Tax at Wendy's Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President – Tax
  source text: on June 7, 2026, Aaron M. Kale, currently Vice President – Tax, was appointed as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President – Tax (principal accounting officer), effective as of June 8, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312526263775/0001193125-26-263775-index.htm

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