Carrols Restaurant gains after naming board member CEO

Carrols Restaurant

13/04/2023 16:30

** Shares of U.S. Burger King franchisee Carrols Restaurant
Group  TAST.O  up 3.6% at $3.35
    ** Appoints Deborah Derby as CEO, effective May 1
    ** Derby succeeds Paulo Pena, who passed away on Dec. 31,
2022
    ** Derby spent almost 15 years at Toys "R" Us, where she
served in various senior executive positions
    ** Says interim CEO Anthony Hull will continue to serve as
vice president, CFO and treasurer
    ** Derby has been on TAST's board since June 2018 and will
remain a director 
    ** As of last close, stock up ~147% YTD
    

 (Reporting by Anandita Mehrotra in Bengaluru)
 ((Anandita.Mehrotra@thomsonreuters.com))