On November 2, 2020, Noodles & Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Carl Lukach as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective November 30, 2020. Mr. Lukach will be responsible for leading the Company's accounting, finance and supply chain operations and will be the Company's principal financial officer. He will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Dave Boennighausen. Mr. Lukach brings more than 17 years of diverse financial leadership to Noodles. Most recently, he spent four years as VP Finance at Equinox, the namesake brand within Equinox Group, a high-growth collective of the world’s most influential lifestyle and digital brands. In this role, he oversaw finance, treasury, tax, strategic planning and financial operations, in addition to investor management and capital fund raising. Prior to Equinox, he held several roles in finance and corporate development for Abercrombie & Fitch, where he led the successful expansion of the A&F and Hollister brands through outlet growth and new venture initiatives, including franchising, licensing, wholesale, and acquisitions.