On July 6, 2023, the board of directors of Nathan's Famous, Inc. appointed Joanne Podell as an independent member of the Board effective July 6, 2023. Ms. Podell has served as the Executive Vice Chairman for Retail Services at Cushman & Wakefield since December 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Podell held the position of Vice Chairman from 2002 to 2016.

Prior to Ms. Podell's tenure at Cushman & Wakefield, she was an associate at Newmark Group, Inc. from 1995 to 1999 and then served as Vice President from 1999 to 2002. Ms. Podell does not have any other relationships with the Company that would be required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. With broad experience in real estate matters, Ms. Podell brings substantial real estate expertise to the Company's Board.