Abigail E. Pringle

Abigail has served as our President, U.S. since June 2024. She previously served as our President, International and Chief Development Officer from June 2019 to June 2024. She has held a host of leadership roles at Wendy’s since joining the Company in 2002, including Chief Global Development Officer and International, Chief Development Officer, Senior Vice President of Restaurant Development and Growth Initiatives, and Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Planning.

A high-energy leader, she thrives on big challenges and effectively leads her teams through significant transitions – evidenced by the central role she’s played in Wendy’s return to growth since 2013.

Abigail’s fingerprints are all over our restaurants, so to speak. She’s been responsible for restaurant design, real estate, construction and franchise development, and she led an initiative to redesign crew member uniforms, packaging and the logo that helped reinvigorate our brand. Abigail previously led all aspects of our International business outside of the United States and all restaurant and franchise development across the globe. In her current role, she directs all aspects of the Wendy's U.S. business, which includes more than 6,000 Company-operated and franchised restaurants and has responsibility for the Global Real Estate and Development business segment.

Further, Abigail is the executive sponsor of Women of Wendy’s, our employee network focused on developing and empowering female leaders at Wendy’s.

Although Abigail’s favorite menu item is the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, she fully appreciates fresh beef. She grew up on a cattle farm in Maine, and her family dined at the only Wendy’s in town because her father loved the brand (and because the restaurant served North American fresh, never frozen beef).

Prior to Wendy’s, Abigail spent six years at the global professional services company Accenture, where she led various clients in the areas of process reengineering, systems implementations, organizational design and change management.

Abigail serves on the advisory board of Dupler Office, a privately held company, and on the board of trustees of Denison University, her alma mater.