Nashville-based restaurant chain names new CEO


Nashville-based restaurant Back Yard Burgers has a new CEO.

Scott Shotter, previously the vice president of operations at Moe's Southwest Grill, is taking over the burger chain, which today operates 51 locations in 11 states. According to a news release, Shotter's nine-year tenure at Moe's included the restaurant's expansion from 200 location to more than 700.

Shotter was selected by North Carolina-based Axum Capital Partners, Back Yard Burgers' private-equity owner. Axum, formed by former Carolina…

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