Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner has been named the new chief executive of The Hershey Company. Tanner will replace Michele Buck, who is retiring after almost 20 years at Hershey, including almost eight as CEO.

(Reuters) -Hershey on Tuesday named burger chain Wendy's chief Kirk Tanner as its CEO, effective August 18, replacing Michele Buck. The chocolate maker had announced the departure of Buck, who has been at the helm for more than seven years,

The Hershey Company on Tuesday said that it has hired Kirk Tanner as its new CEO to replace the retiring Michele Buck, with Tanner leaving fast food giant Wendy's, where he was CEO for just over a year,