Wendy’s elects Wendy Arlin to Board

Wendy’s increased the size of the Board from 12 to 13 members and elected Wendy Arlin to serve as an independent director of the company, effective immediately. In addition, Joseph Levato has notified the Board that he intends to retire from the Board and not stand for re-election at Wendy’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Following Levato’s retirement at the Annual Meeting, the size of the Board will be reduced to 12 directors. From August 2021 through July 2023, Arlin served as Executive VP and CFO of Bath & Body Works, a home fragrance, body care and soaps and sanitizer products retailer. Prior to her role as CFO of BBWI and prior to the spin-off of BBWI, Arlin served as Senior VP, Finance and Corporate Controller of L Brands.prior to joining L Brands, she spent 12 years at KPMG in the audit practice and ultimately held the position of partner in charge of the central Ohio consumer and industrial/information, communications and entertainment business practices.