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This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2007. Nominees For Election It is recommended that the twelve (12) nominees named below be elected as directors of the Company, with each director to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Companys stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Eleven (11) of the twelve (12) nominees are presently serving as directors of the Company and were elected directors at the Companys annual meeting of stockholders held on June 7, 2006 to serve until the next annual meeting of the Companys stockholders and until such directors successor is duly chosen and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Mr. Gregory H. Sachs, who was also elected as a director of the Company at such annual meeting of stockholders, has determined not to stand for reelection, but will continue to serve as a director of the Company until his successor is elected at the Meeting and qualified. The twelfth nominee, Mr. Smith, is currently the Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary, Arbys Restaurant Group, Inc. (ARG). Mr. Smith was recommended by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers of the Company to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Sachs decision not to stand for reelection. The Company is unaware of any reason why any of the nominees named herein would be unwilling or unable to serve as a director. Should, however, any nominee for director be unwilling or unable to serve at the time of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the persons named in the proxy will vote for the election of such other person for such directorship as the Board of Directors may recommend. Certain information regarding each person nominated by the Board of Directors, including his principal occupation during the past five years and current directorships, is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, all nominees have had the indicated principal occupations for the past five years.
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Name of Director Business Experience During Past Peltz is the father-in-law of Edward P. Garden, a director and Vice Chairman of the
Company. Mr. Peltz is 64 years of age.
Peter W. May Mr. May has been a director and the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since April 1993. Since then, he has also been a director or manager and
officer of certain of the Companys subsidiaries. Additionally, Mr. May has been President and a founding partner of Trian Fund Management since November 2005.
From its formation in January 1989 to April 1993, Mr. May was President and Chief Operating Officer of Trian Group. He was President and Chief Operating Officer
and a director of Triangle from 1983 until December 1988. Mr. May has also served as a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. since February 1998. Mr. May has
served as a member of the Investment Committee of Deerfield Triarc since December 2004. Mr. May is 64 years of age.
Hugh L. Carey Mr. Carey has been a director of the Company since June 1994. He was an Executive Vice President of W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) from 1987 through December 1995.
From 1993 to December 1995, he served Grace as director of its Government Relations Division, and from 1987 until 1993, he ran Graces office of environmental
policy. Mr. Carey was the Governor of the State of New York from 1975 until 1983 and a member of Congress from 1960 until 1975. From 1991 until 1993, he was
Chairman of the National Institute of Former Governors. Mr. Carey is also a director of China Trust Bank, and a partner of Harris Beach LLP, a law firm. Mr. Carey is
87 years of age. Clive Chajet Mr. Chajet has been a director of the Company since June 1994. He has been Chairman of Chajet Consultancy, L.L.C., a consulting firm specializing in identity and image management, since January 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Chajet was Chairman of Lippincott & Margulies Inc., also a consulting firm specializing in identity and image management, from 1983 to January 1997. Mr. Chajet is 70 years of age. Edward P. Garden Mr. Garden has been a director and Vice Chairman of the Company since December 2004. Additionally, Mr. Garden has been Portfolio Manager and a founding partner of Trian Fund Management since November 2005. Prior to December 2004, Mr. Garden served as an Executive Vice President of Triarc since August 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Garden was a managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston, where he served as a senior investment banker in the Financial Sponsors Group. From 1994 to 1999, he was a managing director at BT Alex Brown where he was a senior member of the Financial Sponsors Group and, prior 4
Name of Director Business Experience During Past
to that, Co-Head of Equity Capital
Markets. Mr. Garden has served as a director of Chemtura Corporation since January 2007 and as a member of the Investment Committee of Deerfield Triarc since
December 2004. Mr. Garden is the son-in-law of Nelson Peltz. Mr. Garden is 45 years of age.
Joseph A. Levato Mr. Levato has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Levato served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triarc and certain of its
subsidiaries from April 1993 to August 1996. Prior to April 1993, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trian from January 1992 to April 1993.
From 1984 to December 1988, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triangle. Mr. Levato is 66 years of age.
David E. Schwab II Mr. Schwab has been a director of the Company since October 1994. Mr. Schwab has been a Senior Counsel of Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., a law firm, since
January 1998. Prior to that time, he was a partner of Schwab Goldberg Price & Dannay, a law firm, for more than five years. Mr. Schwab also serves as Chair Emeritus
of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Executive Committee of Bard College. Mr. Schwab is 75 years of age.
Roland C. Smith Mr. Smith has been the Chief Executive Officer of ARG since June 2006. Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ARG from April 2006 to June
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 ARGs predecessor, Arbys, Inc., from February 1997 to April 1999. Mr. Smith is 52 years of age. Raymond S. Troubh Mr. Troubh has been a director of the Company since June 1994. He has been a financial consultant since prior to 1989. Mr. Troubh is a director of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., General American Investors Company, Gentiva Health Services, Inc. and Sun Times Media Group, Inc. Mr. Troubh is 80 years of age.
Gerald Tsai, Jr. Mr. Tsai has been a director of the Company since October 1993. Mr. Tsai is a private investor. From February 1993 to October 1997, he was Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Life Corporation, a life insurance and annuity company with which Mr. Tsai became associated in 1992. Mr. Tsai also serves as Chairman of the Board of Sequa Corporation, and as a director of Zenith National Insurance 5
Name of Director Business Experience During Past Corporation, United Rentals, Inc. and Apollo Investment
Corporation. He is an honorary trustee of Boston University, a trustee of NYU Hospitals Center and the New York University School of Medicine Foundation. Mr.
Tsai is 78 years of age.
Russell V. Umphenour, Jr. Mr. Umphenour has been a director of the Company since August 2005. Mr. Umphenour is a private investor. Mr. Umphenour served as Chief Executive Officer of the
RTM Restaurant Group (RTM), which he founded in 1973, until RTM was acquired by the Company in July 2005. Mr. Umphenour is 62 years of age.
Jack G. Wasserman Mr. Wasserman has been a director of the Company since March 2004. Mr. Wasserman has practiced law as a solo practitioner since September 2001. Prior to that time,
he was a senior partner of Wasserman, Schneider, Babb & Reed (and its predecessors) from 1966 until September 2001. Mr. Wasserman serves as a director of American
Property Investors, Inc., the general partner of American Real Estate Partners, L.P., National Energy Group, Inc. and Cadus Corporation. Mr. Wasserman is 70 years
of age. This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed May 1, 2006. Nominees For Election It is recommended that the twelve (12) nominees named below be elected as directors of the Company, with each director to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. All of the twelve (12) nominees are presently serving as directors of the Company and, except for Mr. Umphenour, were elected directors at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held on June 1, 2005 to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders and until such director's successor is duly chosen and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Effective as of August 11, 2005, the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors was increased to twelve (12) and Mr. Umphenour was named by the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy and to serve until his successor is duly chosen and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Mr. Umphenour is the former Chief Executive Officer of the RTM Restaurant Group (“RTM”), which the Company acquired in July 2005. Mr. Umphenour was recommended by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers of the Company to fill the vacancy. The Company is unaware of any reason why any of the nominees named herein would be unwilling or unable to serve as a director. Should, however, any nominee for director be unwilling or unable to serve at the time of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the persons named in the proxy will vote for the election of such other person for such directorship as the Board of Directors may recommend. Certain information regarding each person nominated by the Board of Directors, including his principal occupation during the past five years and current directorships, is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, all nominees have had the indicated principal occupations for the past five years.
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Peter W. May Hugh L. Carey Clive Chajet Edward P. Garden 4
Joseph A. Levato Gregory H. Sachs David E. Schwab II Raymond S. Troubh 5
Gerald Tsai, Jr. Russell V. Umphenour, Jr. Jack G. Wasserman This excerpt taken from the WEN DEF 14A filed May 2, 2005. Nominees For Election It is recommended that the eleven (11) nominees named below be elected as directors of the Company, with each director to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. All of the eleven (11) nominees are presently serving as directors of the Company and, except for Messrs. Garden and Sachs, were elected directors at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held on June 9, 2004 to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders and until such director's successor is duly chosen and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Effective as of August 10, 2004, the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors was increased to ten (10) and Mr. Sachs was named by the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy and to serve until his successor is duly chosen and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Effective as of December 16, 2004, the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors was increased to eleven (11) and Mr. Garden was named by the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy and to serve until his successor is duly chosen and qualified or until his prior death, resignation or removal. Mr. Sachs is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary Deerfield & Company LLC (“D&C”), which we acquired in July 2004. Mr. Garden was an Executive Vice President of the Company and since his election to the Board, has been serving as Vice Chairman of the Company. Mr. Garden is the son-in-law of Nelson Peltz. Both Messrs. Sachs and Garden were recommended by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive officers of the Company to fill the vacancies. The Company is unaware of any reason why any of the nominees named herein would be unwilling or unable to serve as a director. Should, however, any nominee for director be unwilling or unable to serve at the time of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the persons named in the proxy will vote for the election of such other person for such directorship as the Board of Directors may recommend. Certain information regarding each person nominated by the Board of Directors, including his principal occupation during the past five years and current directorships, is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, all nominees have had the indicated principal occupations for the past five years.
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Peter W. May Hugh L. Carey Clive Chajet Edward P. Garden 4
Joseph A. Levato Gregory H. Sachs David E. Schwab II Raymond S. Troubh Gerald Tsai, Jr. 5
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