Kirk Tanner, who spearheaded Wendy’s most recent product partnerships and marketing innovations, will step down as the burger chain’s president and CEO to take over as Hershey’s next CEO. Tanner will take Michele Buck’s place as president and CEO of the Pennsylvania-based chocolate company,

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,

Wendy's said on Tuesday its CEO Kirk Tanner was leaving the burger chain after just over a year in the role to take on the top job at chocolate maker Hershey. For Wendy's, the change comes at a time when it has been grappling with muted sales as macroeconomic volatility pushes more people to eat at home.