Wendy's appoints Steve Cirulis Chief Financial and Strategy Officer.

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    "title": "Wendy's appoints Steve Cirulis Chief Financial and Strategy Officer.",
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    "excerpt": "Wendy's appoints Steve Cirulis Chief Financial and Strategy Officer.\n\nJun 23 2026\n\nThe Wendy's Company announced the appointment of Steve Cirulis as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, effective June 23, 2026. He will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Wright and serve on Wendy's Senior Leadership Team. Cirulis will succeed Ken Cook, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2024 and will remain in an advisory position through July to facilitate a smooth transition.\n\nCirulis most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for Potbelly Sandwich Works, where he led all financial, strategy, analytics and risk management functions. While at Potbelly, he partnered with our current CEO, Bob Wright, to lead a company and brand turnaround that, over their tenure, experienced a more than 500% increase in share price, double-digit growth in average unit volumes, substantial restaurant margin expansion and robust improvement in return on invested capital. Prior to Potbelly, Cirulis held senior strategy and finance roles at global restaurant and retail brands including Panera Bread, McDonald's, and Gap, Inc. In total, he has spent nearly 30 years with leading brands and consultancies across the food, beverage, retail and restaurant spaces.\n\n\"Driving solid financial discipline, topline growth and enhanced franchisee...",
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