Noodles & Co. names Britain Peakes to board as part of pact with Hoak & Co.

Noodles & Company has appointed Britain Peakes as a director on its Board of Directors, effective June 10, 2024. Ms. Peakes is a seasoned finance and investment professional with experience in both private and public markets. As a principal investor at Hoak & Co., she oversees a comprehensive range of responsibilities, including sourcing, due diligence, transaction negotiation and execution, portfolio management, and financial analysis across real estate, private equity, and public equity sectors. Before her tenure at Hoak & Co., Ms. Peakes held various roles at HBC Investments, Blackhill Partners, ACS, RM Crowe, and Ernst & Young. Ms. Peakes joins the Board as part of a Support Agreement entered into between Noodles & Company and Hoak Public Equities, L.P., which owns approximately 9.48% of the Company’s outstanding shares.