CALIFORNIA - News from Dec. 2, 1986

Collins Foods International moved Monday to solidify its control of troubled Naugles Inc., by rebuilding senior management of the troubled Mexican-style fast food chain with nine of its own executives.

In all, Collins installed 13 new officers at Orange-based Naugles, in which it holds 51.3% of all common shares.

Because of previous departures, Naugles did not have to dismiss any executives in the reorganization, said Christopher Thomas, new vice president of finance at Naugles. Like other top executives at Naugles, Thomas holds a similar position at Collins Foods.

The new leadership, announced Monday but elected at the board of directors meeting on Nov. 12, includes only two longtime Naugles officials.

Richard Bermingham, who has served as president of Naugles since Collins Foods acquired its stake in March, became the chairman and chief executive of Naugles, replacing F. Wayne Withers. Withers remains on the Naugles board of directors. Bermingham will continue to serve as president and chief operating officer of Collins Foods.

Samuel Sibert succeeds Bermingham as Naugles’ president and chief operating officer. Sibert also continues both as a vice president of Collins Foods and as president of Kentucky Fried Chicken of California, a 140-store franchise chain owned by Collins Foods.

The company had an operating profit of $1.8 million for its fiscal first quarter ended Oct. 23, but a $2.3 million write-down forced it to post a $547,000 net loss.