Cracker Barrel names new chief financial officer

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. said Tuesday that Jill Golder will join the company on April 25 and assume the responsibilities of chief financial officer on June 6. She replaces Lawrence Hyatt, who will continue to serve in the CFO role until June 6. He previously announced his retirement. Golder was most recently the CFO of Ruby Tuesday Inc. and spent 23 years at Darden Restaurants Inc. . Cracker Barrel shares are inactive in premarket trading, but up 19.5% for the year so far. The S&P 500 is down 0.1% for the year to date.

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