---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001275158-25-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDLS"
cik: "0001275158"
company_name: "NOODLES & Co"
filed_at: "2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T10:41:06.203172+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noodles & Company names Joe Christina President and COO effective Feb 24, 2025

## Summary
- Christina receives $450K base salary, 75% target bonus, and 160K RSUs under 2024 Inducement Plan.
- Christina brings 30+ years experience including CEO at Church's Chicken and Tijuana Flats.
- Outgoing COO Brad West remains as Chief of Staff through June 2025 to ensure transition.
- CEO Drew Madsen cites Christina's operational expertise and new menu introduction in H1 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001275158-25-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDLS
- cik: 0001275158
- company_name: NOODLES & Co
- filed_at: 2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000008/0001275158-25-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000008/ndls-20250219.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000008
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000008.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-25-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Christina was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at NOODLES & Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: appointed Joseph Christina as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective February 24, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000008/0001275158-25-000008-index.htm

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