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Wendy's/Arby's Group finalizes executive team
November 20, 2008
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's International Inc. and Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. (ARG), confirmed its executive leadership team. As previously announced, the merger between Triarc Cos., Inc. and Wendy's International was completed on Sept. 29.
- Roland C. Smith is president and CEO and a member of the company's board of directors. Previously, Smith was a director and CEO of Triarc and CEO of ARG from April 2006 to September 2008. Smith also served as president of ARG from April 2006 to June 2006.
- Stephen E. Hare is senior vice president and chief financial officer. Hare was senior vice president and CFO of Triarc from September 2007 through September 2008. He also served as CFO of ARG since June 2006
- J. David Karam is president of Wendy's International. He has been president of Wendy's since September 2008. Previously, Karam served as the president of Cedar Enterprises Inc., a 135-unit franchisee of Wendy's that has operations in Las Vegas, San Antonio, Indianapolis, Seattle and Connecticut since 1989
- Thomas A. Garrett is president and CEO of ARG. He was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Triarc from September 2007 through September 2008
- Sharron L. Barton is senior vice president and chief administrative officer. She was chief administrative officer of ARG from July 2005, following Triarc's acquisition of RTM, through September 2008
- Nils H. Okeson is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. He was senior vice president and secretary of Triarc from September 2007 through September 2008
- John D. Barker is senior vice president and CCO and has held the position for Wendy's/Arby's Group since September 2008. He previously served as senior vice president, corporate affairs and investor relations at Wendy's
- Steven B. Graham is senior vice president and chief accounting officer. He was senior vice president and chief accounting officer of Triarc from September 2007 through September 2008
Other senior officers of Wendy's/Arby's Group include:
- Daniel T. Collins, senior vice president, treasurer and assistant secretary
- James C. Hartenstein, senior vice president of international
- Wendy E. Henderson, senior vice president of risk management and total rewards
- J. Cletus McGinty, senior vice president and chief people officer
- J. David Pipes, senior vice president of financial planning and analysis
- Don Zimmerman, senior vice president and chief information officer
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