** Shares of Cutera Inc CUTR.O down 7.6% at $25 premarket
** Medical aesthetics device maker says it has fired CEO
David Mowry and Executive Chairman Daniel Plants for alleged
violations of their employment contracts
** Says in a statement that Mowry and Plants disclosed
"highly confidential internal deliberations of the board"
** Appoints independent board member Sheila Hopkins as
interim CEO; search for permanent replacement underway
** As of last close, CUTR down ~39% YTD
(Reporting by Khushi Mandowara in Bengaluru)
((Khushi.Mandowara@thomsonreuters.com;))