Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Names Markus Hartmann as General Counsel
February 14 2020 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Carrols” or the “Company”)
(Nasdaq: TAST) today announced that it has appointed Markus
Hartmann as the Company’s Vice President and General Counsel
effective February 18, 2020.
Daniel T. Accordino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Carrols, commented, “Markus is a great addition to the Carrols
executive team and we look forward to benefiting from his varied
industry experiences and history of effective leadership. We are
excited for Markus to be joining us as we strengthen Carrols'
foundation of operating two world-class brands with significant
scale advantages and execute on growth opportunities across our
multiple attractive markets. We look forward to his building on the
existing foundation of excellence provided by our legal team.”
Accordino concluded, “We would also like to thank Bill Myers for
his 19 years at Carrols and for serving as our General Counsel
since 2012. Bill will serve in a transitionary role for a period of
time after February 18, 2020.”
Mr. Hartmann is a business-oriented legal leader with experience
in both public and private companies. He has practiced law in both
domestic and international settings. Markus is a driven executive
with experience as both a commercial and legal leader, with a
distinguished career spanning more than three decades.
Mr. Hartmann most recently was the Vice President for Technical
Compliance at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North
America, Inc. (a Daimler Company) (XETR: DDAIF). During his tenure,
he was responsible for establishing the technical compliance
function in North America for Daimler’s passenger car and vans
division. Mr. Hartmann previously served as the North American
General Counsel for Sandoz, Inc. (a division of Novartis) (NYSE:
NVS), as well as the European and North American General Counsel
for Reckitt Benckiser (LSE:RB) while living and working as an
expatriate in the Netherlands.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Hartmann flew CH-46 Helicopters as a
Marine pilot during Desert Shield/Storm. After graduating from law
school, then Major Hartmann was designated a Judge Advocate in the
Marine Corps Reserve and served as the Staff Judge Advocate to the
commander of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
(Djibouti) in 2005. Mr. Hartmann retired from the Marine Corps
Reserve at the rank of Colonel in 2014.
He holds a JD from Harvard Law School, an MBA from Le Moyne
College and a BA from The Colorado College.
About the Company
Carrols is one of largest restaurant franchisees in the United
States, and currently operates 1,100 restaurants. It is the largest
BURGER KING® franchisee in the United States currently operating
1,035 BURGER KING® restaurants and also operating 65 POPEYES®
restaurants. It has operated BURGER KING® restaurants since 1976.
For more information on Carrols, please visit the company's website
at www.carrols.com.
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release, the matters addressed are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements, written, oral or otherwise made,
represent Carrols' expectation or belief concerning future events.
Without limiting the foregoing, these statements are often
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"anticipates", "plans", "expects", "intends" or similar
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intentions, plans or guidance are also forward-looking statements.
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future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, both
known and unknown. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements as there are important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control.
Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and
uncertainties as included in Carrols' filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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