Noodles & Company announced the appointment of Thomas Lynch as a member of its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Lynch is the Senior Managing Director and Founder of Mill Road Capital. Mr. Lynch began his investing career at Blackstone and has since founded and organized two investment funds.

He founded Mill Road Capital Management in 2004. Mr. Lynch has served on the board of more than fifteen public, private, and not-for-profit organizations, including the Panera Bread Company. He previously served on the Noodles & Company Board of Directors from March of 2017 to July of 2019.

Mr. Lynch earned a B.A. in Political Economy & Philosophy from Williams College, a Master of Philosophy in Moral & Political Philosophy from Oxford University, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.