Leading the Way: Celebrating Wendy's 2025 Top General Managers

At Wendy's^®, great restaurants start with great leaders. Every day, our General Managers inspire their teams, elevate the customer experience and drive operational excellence in their restaurants.

That's why each year we recognize our highest-performing General Managers from around the globe through the Wendy's Top GM program. Recently, we welcomed this year's honorees to our Restaurant Support Center in Dublin, Ohio, for our annual Top GM Celebration and Conference, recognizing the exceptional leaders who raise the bar for operational performance, leadership and customer experience across the Wendy's System.

Wendy’s Top GMs represent 200 restaurants across 13 countries, 66 franchise organizations and Wendy's Company-operated restaurants. Together, they bring an average tenure of 17 years with the brand.

From this distinguished group, nine General Managers were selected as our 2025 Top of the Top honorees for their exceptional leadership, business results and dedication to the Wendy's brand. 

• U.S. Northeast Division Honoree: Cynthia Brown in New Jersey is known as the "mayor" of her restaurant, creating genuine connections with guests while building a culture of hospitality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• U.S. Southeast Division Honoree: Alrick Gillespie in Florida was recognized for leading one of his organization's strongest-performing restaurants, achieving a high customer satisfaction score and Certified Training Restaurant status in both 2025 and 2026.
• U.S. Midwest Division Honoree: Mary Boggs in Indiana has spent more than two decades creating a restaurant where guests feel like family while championing coaching, development and operational excellence.
• U.S. West Division Honoree: Juan Angel in Texas leads a 24-hour restaurant that has delivered outstanding customer satisfaction and double-digit sales and customer count growth while building one of the highest-performing teams in his district.
• Latin America and Caribbean Region Honoree: Ethel Gonzales in Grand Cayman was recognized for her exceptional leadership and commitment to delivering outstanding experiences for guests and team members through a strong focus on people, standards and accountability.
• Canadian Region Honoree: Wendy Deveaux in Ontario has built a restaurant culture rooted in warmth and hospitality that has fueled double-digit sales growth, transaction growth and exceptional service performance.
• European Region Honoree: Prince Nicol of Wendy's U.K. Company Restaurant in England is helping drive the brand's continued growth in Europe through his commitment to operational excellence, team development and customer satisfaction.
• APMEA Region Honoree: Aruzhan Imanali in Kazakhstan cultivated a restaurant culture built on pride, teamwork and strong execution, helping deliver year-over-year sales growth and an outstanding customer satisfaction score.
• The Wendy's Company Honoree: Sayra Tarin in Colorado leads by example, delivering outstanding sales growth, customer count performance and people development results while guiding her restaurant to Certified Training Restaurant status. 

These leaders consistently raise the bar for what it means to run great restaurants. Their commitment to serving customers and executing at the highest level not only drives results in their own restaurants but also sets an example for teams across the Wendy's System. 

Congratulations to our 2025 Top GMs and Top of the Top honorees. Thank you for your leadership, dedication and unwavering commitment to creating great experiences for our customers every day.