** Shares of primary care provider Cano Health Inc CANO.N
rise ~5% to 39 cents premarket
** Co says its board of directors has appointed Mark Kent as
CEO
** Adds, former CEO Marlow Hernandez has stepped down from
the board
** Co recently flagged doubts on its ability to continue as
a going concern
** The appointment comes after shareholders, including
former directors Elliot Cooperstone and Barry Sternlicht, said
last week CANO should appoint Kent as its permanent CEO
** Up to last close, stock down ~73% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))