Ken Cook is Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Wendy's Co. (WEN). The company reported total compensation of $4,503,440 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $698,178 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,336,232 |
| Option awards | $778,748 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $326,700 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $363,582 |
| Total | $4,503,440 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Wendy's Co. filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-140220.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,990,957 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-8,487,516 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Wendy's Co. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk Tanner | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,590,665 |
| Ken Cook this page | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $4,503,440 |
| E.J. Wunsch | President, International | $3,956,509 |
| John Min | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $3,891,088 |
| Pete Suerken | President, U.S. | $3,476,162 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Wendy's Co. compensation brief.
Ken Cook's compensation sits inside Wendy's Co.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.