Wendy's is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio.

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M. Coley O'Brien is the Chief People Officer at [Wendy's](/org/wendys). M. was previously the Director of Sears Retail Training from March 2002 to April 2007. Prior to that, they were a Senior Instructional Designer at Arthur Andersen from September 1999 to March 2002.

M. Coley O'Brien works with Liliana M. Esposito - Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer, Leigh A. Burnside - Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, and Abigail E. Pringle - President, International and Chief Development Officer. M. Coley O'Brien reports to Todd A. Penegor, President & CEO.

M. Coley O'Brien

Gunther Plosch is the current Chief Financial Officer at [Wendy's](/org/wendys). Gunther has held this position since April 2016. Prior to that, they were the VP of Global Business Services at [Kellogg Company](/org/kellogg-company) from January 2010 to April 2016. Before that, they were the VP Finance for Morning Foods at [Kellogg Company](/org/kellogg-company) from May 2000 to November 2009. 

Before joining [Kellogg Company](/org/kellogg-company), Plosch worked at [Procter & Gamble](/org/procter-gamble) for nine years. Gunther started as a Category Analyst in January 1991 and eventually became the Plant Controller and Systems Projects Manager (SAP). In August 1995, they were promoted to AD Finance Central & Eastern Europe where they oversaw finance operations in multiple countries. Gunther left [Procter & Gamble](/org/procter-gamble) in April 2000.

Gunther Plosch earned their MBA in finance and marketing from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz.

Gunther Plosch works with Liliana M. Esposito - Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer, E.J. Wunsch - Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, and Kevin Vasconi - Chief Information Officer. Gunther Plosch reports to Todd A. Penegor, President & CEO.

Gunther Plosch

Vivian Moussa

Liliana M. Esposito

Kevin joined Wendy’s as our Chief Information Officer in 2020. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of Wendy’s global technology efforts, including Consumer-facing Digital, Restaurant Technology, Enterprise Architecture and Technology, and Information Security.

Prior to joining the Company, Kevin served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Domino’s Pizza, Inc. At Domino’s, he served on the executive leadership team and was responsible for developing and leading all domestic and international technology capabilities. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve more than half of all global retail sales in 2019 from digital channels, primarily online ordering and mobile applications.

He has been recognized in the Top 10 of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Power List for his technology and innovation leadership, overseeing the team that spearheaded digital innovations that changed the pizza landscape and have served as inspiration for the broader QSR category.

Kevin has more than 30 years of technology experience across multiple industries including automotive, hardware, software and retail. His tenure prior to Domino’s includes service as CIO and VP of Engineering for the Stanley Security Solutions division of Stanley Black & Decker; SVP & CIO, R.L.Polk & Co.; and Chief Technology Officer for a number of business units and platforms within the Ford Motor Company.

You’ll find the Son of Baconator in his favorites on the Wendy’s mobile app.

Kevin received his B.S. in Technology from Purdue University.

Kevin Vasconi

E.J. Wunsch

Todd A. Penegor

Leigh A. Burnside

Kurt A. Kane

Abigail E. Pringle

Carl Loredo is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at [Wendy's](/org/wendys). Carl has previously held positions as the Vice President, Multicultural Practice Lead at The Marketing Arm, the Chief Marketing Officer at Craftmade International, and the Senior Product Manager at Frito Lay. Carl has also worked as a Marketing Manager at Dell and as an Associate Brand Management Intern at Kraft Foods. Carl began their career as a Branch Manager at TruGreen LandCare.

Carl Loredo has an MBA in Marketing from the Texas McCombs School of Business and a BA in Fine Arts from [The University of Texas at Austin](/org/the-university-of-texas-at-austin).

Their manager is Kurt A. Kane, President, U.S. and Chief Commercial Officer.

Wendy's

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