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This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed Apr 14, 2009.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the current executive officers of the Company, all of whom are U.S. citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Age

 

Positions

Roland C. Smith

 

 

 

54

   

Director; President and Chief Executive Officer

Stephen E. Hare

 

 

 

55

   

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

J. David Karam

 

 

 

50

   

President, Wendy’s International, Inc.

Thomas A. Garrett

 

 

 

47

   

President and Chief Executive Officer—Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.

Sharron L. Barton

 

 

 

57

   

Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Nils H. Okeson

 

 

 

43

   

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

John D. Barker

 

 

 

46

   

Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

Steven B. Graham

 

 

 

55

   

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Set forth below is certain additional information concerning the persons listed above (other than Mr. Smith, for whom such information has been provided under “Nominees for Director,” above).

Stephen E. Hare has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 2007. Mr. Hare also serves as Chief Financial Officer of ARG, a position he has held since June 2006, and as Chief Financial Officer of Wendy’s, a position he has held since December 2008. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President of Cadmus Communications Corporation (“Cadmus”) and President of Publisher Services Group, a division of Cadmus, from January 2003 to June 2006. Prior thereto, Mr. Hare served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Cadmus from September 2001 to January 2003.

J. David Karam has served as President of Wendy’s since September 2008. From 1989 to September 2008, Mr. Karam served as the President of Cedar Enterprises, Inc., a 133-unit franchisee of Wendy’s that has operations in Las Vegas, San Antonio, Indianapolis, Seattle and Hartford. Mr. Karam served as Vice President of Finance for Cedar Enterprises, Inc. from 1986 to 1989. Prior to joining Cedar Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Karam was a Senior Auditor with Touche Ross & Company.

Thomas A. Garrett has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ARG since September 2008. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from September 2007 to September 2008. Mr. Garrett also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of ARG from June 2006 to September 2008. Mr. Garrett served as Chief Operating Officer of ARG following the Company’s acquisition of RTM Restaurant Group, Inc. (“RTM”) in July 2005 to June 2006. From June 2003 to July 2005, Mr. Garrett served as President of RTM, and from May 2000 to June 2003, he served as Chief Operating Officer of RTM.

Sharron L. Barton has served as Chief Administrative Officer of the Company since September 2008. She has also served as Chief Administrative Officer of ARG since July 2005. Prior thereto, she served as RTM’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer from June 2001 to July 2005. Ms. Barton began her career with RTM in 1977.

Nils H. Okeson has served as Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Company since September 2007. Mr. Okeson served as Associate General Counsel of the Company from September 2007 through December 2007, and he has served as General Counsel since then. Mr. Okeson also serves as General Counsel of ARG, a position he has held since October 2005, and as General Counsel of

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Wendy’s, a position he has held since September 2008. Prior to joining ARG, he was a partner of Alston & Bird, LLP, a law firm he joined in 1990.

John D. Barker has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of the Company since September 2008. Mr. Barker previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations at Wendy’s, and joined Wendy’s in May 1996 as Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Barker was Manager of Investor Relations and Financial Communications for American Greetings Corp. in Cleveland from 1992 to 1996. He held positions as a business editor for The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland, Business Editor for The Beaver County Times near Pittsburgh, and News Desk Editor for The Observer-Reporter in Washington, PA. Mr. Barker is a trustee of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Steven B. Graham has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since September 2007. Mr. Graham also serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller of ARG, a position he has held since January 2007, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Wendy’s, a position he has held since February 2009. From October 2006 through December 2006, he served as Vice President, Assistant Corporate Controller of ARG. Mr. Graham served as Corporate Controller at Princeton Review LLC from April 2004 to September 2006. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President—Controller of Sbarro, Inc. from January 2000 to March 2004 and as Controller of Sbarro, Inc. from April 1994 to January 2000.

The term of office of each executive officer is until the organizational meeting of the Board following the next annual meeting of Wendy’s/Arby’s stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her prior death, resignation or removal.

This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2007.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of Triarc, all of whom are U.S. citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Age

 

Positions

Nelson Peltz

 

 

 

64

   

Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Peter W. May

 

 

 

64

   

Director; President and Chief Operating Officer

Edward P. Garden

 

 

 

45

   

Director; Vice Chairman

Gregory H. Sachs

 

 

 

41

   

Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deerfield & Company LLC and Deerfield Capital Management LLC

Roland C. Smith

 

 

 

52

   

Chief Executive Officer of ARG

Brian L. Schorr

 

 

 

48

   

Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Francis T. McCarron

 

 

 

50

   

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Greg Essner

 

 

 

45

   

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Stuart I. Rosen

 

 

 

47

   

Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary

Fred H. Schaefer

 

 

 

62

   

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Anne A. Tarbell

 

 

 

48

   

Senior Vice President—Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

 

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Set forth below is certain additional information concerning the persons listed above (other than Messrs. Peltz, May, Garden and Smith, for whom such information has been provided under “Nominees for Election,” above).

Gregory H. Sachs has been a director of the Company since August 2004 and has served for more than five years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each of Deerfield & Company LLC (“D&C”) and Deerfield Capital Management LLC (“Deerfield” and together with D&C, the “Deerfield Companies”), subsidiaries of the Company, which he founded in 1993. Prior to founding Deerfield, Mr. Sachs served as Vice President and Trading Manager of Harris Trust and Savings Bank’s Global Fixed Income Trading Division, the bank’s proprietary trading group. Before joining Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Mr. Sachs worked as a fixed income portfolio manager at Lotsoff Capital Management, a registered investment advisor in Chicago. Mr. Sachs has served as a director of Deerfield Triarc since November 2004. He also serves on the board of Chicago’s John G. Shedd Aquarium and the Children’s Memorial Foundation.

Brian L. Schorr has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since June 1994. Since November 2005, Mr. Schorr has also served as a member of the investment team of Trian Fund Management. Prior to joining Triarc, Mr. Schorr was a partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, a law firm which he joined in 1982. That firm provides legal services to Triarc and its subsidiaries.

Francis T. McCarron has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc since March 2005. Mr. McCarron has also served as a member of the investment team of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. Prior to March 2005, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc since June 30, 2001. From April 1993 to June 2001, he was Senior Vice President—Taxes of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. McCarron served as Vice President—Taxes of Trian from its formation in January 1989 to April 1993.

Greg Essner has been Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since June 1, 2005. Mr. Essner has also served as Chief Financial Officer of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. From July 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Essner served as Vice President, Treasury Services and Financial Planning of Triarc. Prior thereto, Mr. Essner was Corporate Controller of Frontline Capital Group from January 2001 to June 2001.

Stuart I. Rosen has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since November 16, 2000. Mr. Rosen has also served as General Counsel of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. From August 1994 to November 2000 he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Prior thereto, he was an associate with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP since 1985.

Fred H. Schaefer has been Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since November 16, 2000. From April 1993 to November 2000 he served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Prior thereto, he was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Trian from its formation in January 1989 to April 1993.

Anne A. Tarbell has been Senior Vice President—Corporate Communications and Investor Relations of Triarc, and Senior Vice President of certain of its subsidiaries, since May 1998. Ms. Tarbell has also served as part of the investor relations team of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. From June 1995 to April 1998, Ms. Tarbell was Vice President and Director—Investor Relations of ITT

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Corporation and served as Assistant Director—Investor Relations of ITT Corporation from August 1991 to May 1995.

The term of office of each executive officer is until the organizational meeting of the Board following the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her prior death, resignation or removal.

This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed May 1, 2006.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

      The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of Triarc, all of whom are U.S. citizens.

Name

  Age

     Positions

Nelson Peltz

       63        Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Peter W. May

       63        Director; President and Chief Operating Officer

Edward P. Garden

       44        Director; Vice Chairman

Gregory H. Sachs

       40        Director; President and Chief Executive Office of the Deerfield Companies

Roland C. Smith

       51        President and Chief Executive Officer of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.

Brian L. Schorr

       47        Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Francis T. McCarron

       49        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Greg Essner

       44        Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Stuart I. Rosen

       46        Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary

Fred H. Schaefer

       61        Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Anne A. Tarbell

       47        Senior Vice President—Corporate Communications and Investor Relations


      Set forth below is certain additional information concerning the persons listed above (other than Messrs. Peltz, May, Garden and Sachs, for whom such information has been provided under “Nominees for Election,” above).

      Roland C. Smith has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. (“ARG”) since April 2006. Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Golf Corporation and National Golf Properties from February 2003 to November 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. from April 1999 to January 2003. Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ARG's predecessor, Arby's, Inc., from February 1997 to April 1999.

      Brian L. Schorr has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since June 1994. Since November 2005, Mr. Schorr has also served as a member of the investment team of Trian Fund Management. Prior to joining Triarc, Mr. Schorr was a partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, a law firm which he joined in 1982. That firm provides legal services to Triarc and its subsidiaries.

      Francis T. McCarron has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc since March 2005. Mr. McCarron has also served as a member of the investment team of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. Prior to March 2005, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc since June 30, 2001. From April 1993 to June 2001, he was Senior Vice President—Taxes of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. McCarron served as Vice President—Taxes of Trian from its formation in January 1989 to April 1993.

      Greg Essner has been Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since June 1, 2005. Mr. Essner has also served as Chief Financial Officer of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. From July 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Essner served as Vice President, Treasury

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Services and Financial Planning of Triarc. Prior thereto, Mr. Essner was Corporate Controller of Frontline Capital Group from January 2001 to June 2001.

      Stuart I. Rosen has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since November 16, 2000. Mr. Rosen has also served as General Counsel of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. From August 1994 to November 2000 he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Prior thereto, he was an associate with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP since 1985.

      Fred H. Schaefer has been Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since November 16, 2000. From April 1993 to November 2000 he served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Prior thereto, he was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Trian from its formation in January 1989 to April 1993.

      Anne A. Tarbell has been Senior Vice President—Corporate Communications and Investor Relations of Triarc, and Senior Vice President of certain of its subsidiaries, since May 1998. Ms. Tarbell has also served as part of the investor relations team of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. From June 1995 to April 1998, Ms. Tarbell was Vice President and Director—Investor Relations of ITT Corporation and served as Assistant Director—Investor Relations of ITT Corporation from August 1991 to May 1995.

      The term of office of each executive officer is until the organizational meeting of the Board following the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her prior death, resignation or removal.

This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed May 2, 2005.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

      The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of Triarc, all of whom are U.S. citizens.

Name

  Age

     Positions

Nelson Peltz

       62        Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Peter W. May

       62        Director; President and Chief Operating Officer

Edward P. Garden

       43        Director; Vice Chairman

Gregory H. Sachs

       39        Director; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Deerfield Companies

Douglas N. Benham

       48        President and Chief Executive Officer of Arby's, LLC

Brian L. Schorr

       46        Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Francis T. McCarron

       48        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Stuart I. Rosen

       45        Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary

Fred H. Schaefer

       60        Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Anne A. Tarbell

       46        Senior Vice President—Corporate Communications and Investor Relations


      Set forth below is certain additional information concerning the persons listed above (other than Messrs. Peltz, May, Garden and Sachs, for whom such information has been provided under “Nominees for Election,” above).

      Douglas N. Benham has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Arby's, LLC (“Arby's”) since January 2004. Mr. Benham has also been President and Chief Executive Officer of Sybra, Inc. (“Sybra”) since January 2004. From August 2003 to December 2003, Mr. Benham served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DNB Advisors, LLC, a consulting firm. From January 1999 through August 2003, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RTM Restaurant Group (“RTM”), the largest franchisee of Arby's® restaurants.

      Brian L. Schorr has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since June 1994. Prior thereto, Mr. Schorr was a partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, a law firm which he joined in 1982. That firm provides legal services to Triarc and its subsidiaries.

      Francis T. McCarron has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc since March 2005. Prior thereto, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc since June 30, 2001. From April 1993 to June 2001, he was Senior Vice President—Taxes of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. McCarron served as Vice President—Taxes of Trian from its formation in January 1989 to April 1993.

      Stuart I. Rosen has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since November 16, 2000. From August 1994 to November 2000 he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Secretary of Triarc and certain of its

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subsidiaries. Prior thereto, he was an associate with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP since 1985.

      Fred H. Schaefer has been Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries since November 16, 2000. From April 1993 to November 2000 he served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Triarc and certain of its subsidiaries. Prior thereto, he was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Trian from its formation in January 1989 to April 1993.

      Anne A. Tarbell has been Senior Vice President—Corporate Communications and Investor Relations of Triarc, and Senior Vice President of certain of its subsidiaries, since May 1998. From June 1995 to April 1998, Ms. Tarbell was Vice President and Director—Investor Relations of ITT Corporation and served as Assistant Director—Investor Relations of ITT Corporation from August 1991 to May 1995.

      The term of office of each executive officer is until the organizational meeting of the Board following the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her prior death, resignation or removal.

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