Ed Garden

Ed is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Ed is the Founding Partner and CEO of Garden Investments. From 2005 to 2023, he served as Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management. Prior to founding Trian, Ed was Vice Chairman and Director of Triarc Companies (subsequently The Wendy’s Company and previously Wendy’s/Arby’s Group). Earlier in his career Ed was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston, where he served as a senior investment banker and BT Alex Brown, where he was co-head of Equity Capital Markets.

Ed Garden currently serves on the Board of Directors of General Electric and The Middleby Corporation. His previous Board experience includes Bank of New York Mellon, Family Dollar Stores, Invesco, Janus Henderson Group, Legg Mason, Pentair, and The Wendy’s Company.

Ed holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College.

• • • Independent Director
    • Member of the Compensation Committee
    • Member of Nominating and Governance Committee