• WENDYS INTL INC Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 4.17 M
    Mrs. Anderson joined the Company in 2000 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In April 2006 Mrs. Anderson was elected Interim Chief Executive Officer and President and named Chief Executive Officer and President in November 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mrs. Anderson had held the titles of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. since 1987. She was also Secretary of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. from 1987 to 1994 and Assistant Secretary from 1994 until she joined the Company. She was named interim Chief Executive Officer and President on April 17, 2006 and Chief Executive Officer and President on November 9, 2006.
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    Mr. Near joined the Company in 2006 as Chief Operations Officer. He has been a co-owner of Pisces Foods, L.P. since 1995. Pisces Foods is a franchisee of 29 Wendy's restaurants in Austin, Texas. Upon joining the Company, Mr. Near relinquished the management functions of Pisces Foods to his brother, but remained a co-owner of the franchised company. He also served as president of Wendy's Franchise Advisory Council for two years prior to assuming his current position.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Fitzsimmons joined the Company in 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fitzsimmons was with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 1994 to 2007, last serving as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. From November 1993 to September 1994, Mr. Fitzsimmons served as Senior Vice President and as a securities analyst for Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. From January 1993 to November 1993, Mr. Fitzsimmons served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of S&A Restaurant Corp. From August 1985 to January 1993, Mr. Fitzsimmons served as Senior Vice President, Director and Chief Financial Officer of National Pizza Company. Mr. Fitzsimmons is currently a member of the board of directors of Mexican Restaurants, Inc.
    Leon M. McCorkle, Jr. - General Counsel
    Total Compensation: $ 1.35 M
    Mr. McCorkle joined the Company in 1998 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. He was also named Secretary of the Company in 2000. In 2001, Mr. McCorkle was named Executive Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, he was a senior partner of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.
    Ian B. Rowden - Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Rowden joined the Company in 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rowden held the titles of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Callaway Golf from 2000 until 2004. He also served as Vice President and Director of Worldwide Advertising at The Coca-Cola Company from 1995 until 2000.
    Total Compensation: $ 486,587.00
    Mr. Foley joined the Company in 2003 as a director of corporate accounting, and was promoted a year later to Vice President of Technical Compliance and Consolidations. He was named to his current position in 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Foley was with Borden Foods for 12 years, last serving as Vice President and Assistant General Controller.
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    J. Randolph Lewis, Senior Vice President, Distribution and Logistics, Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Illinois. Mr. Lewis joined Walgreen Co. in March, 1992 as Vice President, Logistics and Planning. He was promoted to his current position in March, 1996. Prior to joining Walgreen Co. he was a partner in the consulting division of Ernst & Young. Walgreen Co. is the nation's largest drugstore chain.
    Ann B. Crane - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ann B. Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, Crane Group, Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Crane has been President of Crane Group since 1996 and assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer in January, 2003. Crane Group is a diversified company comprised of several manufacturing businesses primarily serving the home building and commercial markets, real estate investments and equities.
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    Peter H. Rothschild, Managing Member of Daroth Capital LLC since its founding in 2001, New York, New York. Mr. Rothschild is also President and CEO of Daroth Capital Advisors LLC (a subsidiary of Daroth Capital LLC). Daroth Capital LLC is involved in investing and advising clients on financings, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. Daroth Capital Advisors LLC, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, provides investment banking advice and raises capital for its clients. Prior to founding Daroth Capital, Mr. Rothschild was a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Leveraged Finance and Industrial Finance groups at Wasserstein Perella, the predecessor company to Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, from 1996 to 2001. He was also a senior Managing Director and Head of the Natural Resources Group at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and one of the founders of the firm's Leveraged Finance and Financial Buyer Coverage groups from 1990 to 1996. Mr. Rothschild served as Managing Director and Head of the Industrial Group at Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1984 to 1990.
    Stuart I. Oran - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Stuart I. Oran, Managing Member, Roxbury Capital Group LLC, which he founded in April, 2002, New York, New York. Roxbury Capital Group is engaged in advisory and private equity investment activities relating to acquisitions, capital formation, corporate restructurings and oversight of portfolio companies. Since September 1, 2006, Mr. Oran has also been Senior Managing Director of Porticoes Finance LLC, a commercial lending business. From July, 1994 to March, 2002, Mr. Oran held a number of senior executive positions at UAL Corporation and its operating subsidiary, United Airlines, including Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs, Senior Vice President-International (responsibility for United's business and operations outside the United States and Canada) and Senior Vice President-Business Aviation for United and President and Chief Executive Officer of Avolar (United's business aviation business). Prior to joining UAL and United, Mr. Oran was a corporate partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP from 1974 to 1994.
    James F. Millar - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    James F. Millar, Retired Executive Director-Strategic Initiatives, Cardinal Health, Inc., Dublin, Ohio. Mr. Millar was President and Chief Executive Officer-Healthcare Products and Services of Cardinal Health, Inc. from 2002 to 2004. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Cardinal Health's Pharmaceutical Distribution, Provider Services and Medical Products businesses from 2000 to 2002, and Group President-Pharmaceutical Distribution and Provider Services from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Millar joined Cardinal Health, Inc. in 1987 and throughout his tenure held numerous senior executive positions until his retirement effective March 3, 2005. Cardinal Health, Inc. is the leading provider of products and services supporting the healthcare industry.
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    Dr. Thomas F. Keller, R.J. Reynolds Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Dean Emeritus, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Keller was the R.J. Reynolds Professor of Business Administration at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University until he retired on September 1, 2004. He was Dean of the Fuqua School of Business until he retired from that position on May 31, 1996. He was also Dean of the Fuqua School of Business Europe from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2001.
    John R. Thompson - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    John R. Thompson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, BestBuy.com, a subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc., Richfield, Minnesota. Mr. Thompson joined Best Buy in April, 2001 as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Business Systems. He was Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Customer Service, Information Systems, Distribution, Logistics and e-Business at Liz Claiborne, Inc. from February, 1995 to March, 2001. Mr. Thompson was Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. from February, 1993 to February, 1995. Best Buy is a retailer of consumer electronics, home-office equipment, entertainment software and major appliances.
    Jerry W. Levin - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Jerry W. Levin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JW Levin Partners LLC, a management and investment firm organized by Mr. Levin in February, 2005, New York, New York. Mr. Levin also serves as Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of Sharper Image Corporation. Mr. Levin was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Household, Inc. (formerly the Sunbeam Corporation), a consumer products company, from June, 1998 until January, 2005. In 1989, he joined MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. which controlled a number of companies, including The Coleman Company, Inc. and Revlon, Inc. Mr. Levin held executive positions in each of these companies including the title of Chairman from 1989 to 1998. Mr. Levin was also with the Pillsbury Company initially as head of corporate development and then as chief executive of several operating units within the Pillsbury Company that included Haagen-Dazs and the firm's restaurant group (comprised of Burger King, Steak & Ale, Bennigan's, Chart House and Godfather's Pizza) from 1974 to 1989.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    David P. Lauer, Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Bank One, Columbus, NA, Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Lauer was Office Managing Partner of the Columbus office of Deloitte & Touche LLP from January, 1989 until he retired in June, 1997. He was also a member of the board of directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1988 to 1995. He was appointed to his former position with Bank One, Columbus, NA in June, 1997. Mr. Lauer retired from that position in January, 2001. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1968.
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    William E. Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, Adelphi, Maryland. Dr. Kirwan assumed this position effective August 1, 2002. He had previously served as President of The Ohio State University for four years and as President of the University of Maryland for nine years.
    Janet Hill - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Janet Hill, Vice President, Alexander & Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C. Mrs. Hill provides corporate planning, advice and analysis to directors, executives and managers in the areas of human resource planning, corporate responsibility, corporate communications and government consultation. Alexander & Associates, Inc. is a corporate consulting firm.
    James V. Pickett - Chairman of the Board/Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    James V. Pickett, Chairman, The Pickett Realty Advisors Inc., Dublin, Ohio. Mr. Pickett has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of various companies generally known as The Pickett Companies since 1969. The Pickett Companies are involved in real estate development, ownership and management. Mr. Pickett was the Vice Chairman of Banc One Capital Corporation from February 1, 1993 to August 4, 1999. He was also a Principal of Stonehenge Financial Holdings, Inc., an investment management firm, from August 6, 1999 to July 31, 2004. Mr. Pickett was appointed Chairman of the Board on April 17, 2006.
    Total Compensation: $ 1.30 M
    Total Compensation: $ 1.70 M
    Total Compensation: $ 3.15 M
    Jonathan F. Catherwood - Treasurer/Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ 1.28 M
    Mr. Catherwood joined the Company in 2001 as Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions. In 2002, Mr. Catherwood was named Executive Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions and Business Integration. Mr. Catherwood was named Treasurer of the Company in July 2004. Prior to joining the Company, he was a partner at the Windsor Group, LLC from 1998 until 2001. On March 26, 2008, Jonathan F. Catherwood, Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions and Treasurer, delivered a letter to the Company stating that his last day of employment with the Company will be May 3, 2008.
    Total Compensation: $ 1.72 M