WOMEN CEO REPORT

Deborah M. Derby

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

Carrols Restaurant Group’s board of directors has named Deborah M. Derby its new president and CEO effective May 1.

She succeeds Paulo A. Pena, who passed away on Dec. 31, 2022. Anthony Hull is currently serving as interim president and CEO and will stay on as vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.

Derby has been on the company’s board of directors since June of 2018 and will remain a director of the company, which franchises 1,084 restaurants in 23 states, of which 1,019 are Burger Kings and 65 are Popeyes Louisiana Kitchens. Carrols is Burger King’s largest franchisee.