Chanticleer Holdings Hires Shannon DiGennaro as Vice President of Investor Relations
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (OTC.BB: CCLR.OB), an operator focused on expanding the Hooters casual dining restaurant brand in international markets such as South Africa, Brazil, Australia and Eastern Europe, is pleased to announce the hiring of Shannon DiGennaro as Vice President of Investor Relations.
Prior to joining Chanticleer, Shannon was an institutional sales representative for Maxim Group, a leading investment banking, securities, and investment management firm. She also assisted in the establishment of Maxim Group's Florida branch office. Shannon also worked in institutional sales at Noble Financial Capital Markets, an investment banking boutique focused on small-cap emerging growth companies. Prior she was a credit analyst for Harch Capital. Shannon received her Masters in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University and her B.S. in Finance at Florida State University.
Shannon will assist CCLR with communicating its corporate, financial and investor developments to shareholders and investors, while building a strong public brand and investor base. She can be reached via email at sd@chanticleerholdings.com.
About Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
Chanticleer Holdings (OTCQB: CCLR) (OTCBB: CCLR) a business operator focused on expanding the Hooters casual dining restaurant brand in international markets. Chanticleer currently has rights to develop and operate Hooters restaurants in South Africa and has joint ventured with the current franchisee in Australia. The company also has franchise rights to develop Hungary and parts of Brazil while evaluating several additional opportunities internationally.
In 2011, Chanticleer and a group of noteworthy private equity investors, which included H.I.G. Capital, KarpReilly, LLC and Kelly Hall, president of Texas Wings Inc., the largest Hooters franchisee in the United States, acquired Hooters of America (HOA). Today, HOA is the franchisor and operator of over 450 Hooters restaurants in 44 states and 28 foreign countries. Chanticleer maintains a minority ownership stake in HOA and its CEO, Mike Pruitt, is also a member of HOA's Board of Directors. For further information, please visit www.chanticleerholdings.com or www.hooters.com and follow us on Twitter at @ChantHoldings or @Hooters.
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Company Contact
Michael Pruitt, CEO
Phone: 704-366-5122 Ext: 1
Email: mp@chanticleerholdings.com
Released May 7, 2012