Papa John’s Announces Promotion of Robert Thompson to SVP of Marketing & Edmond Heelan to SVP of North American Operations ...
04 September 2015 - 9:22AM
Business Wire
Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) today announced
the promotions of Robert Thompson to Senior Vice President of
Marketing and Edmond Heelan to Senior Vice President of North
American Operations and Global Operations Support and Training.
“Robert and Edmond are strategic operators who embody the
virtues, beliefs and values of the Papa John’s way,” said Steve
Ritchie, President and Chief Operating Officer. “Their passion and
commitment to the company are unmatched with a combined tenure of
over 31 years. This dedicated approach aligns with our long-term
vision for success in creating meaningful opportunities for team
members.”
In his new role, Mr. Thompson will oversee all functions of Papa
John’s global marketing. Mr. Thompson first joined Papa John’s in
1999 as a Manager in Operations Accounting and was promoted to
various management positions within the Restaurant Planning and
Analysis team. Mr. Thompson moved to the marketing team in 2004,
was promoted to Director in 2007 and Vice President in 2012. He
most recently served as Vice President, Brand Planning and
Analysis.
In his new role, Mr. Heelan will oversee all corporate and
franchise operations as well as global operations support and
training. Mr. Heelan joined Papa John’s in 2000 as Training
Coordinator and progressed through the Operations Support and
Training department to People Services Consultant in 2001. He then
moved to Director of Operations in 2003, Director of New Product
Implementation in 2008, Senior Director, Global Operations Support
and Training in 2011, and most recently served as Vice President
Corporate Operations and Global Operations Support &
Training.
About Papa John’s
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's
International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's
third-largest pizza delivery company. For 14 of the past 16 years,
consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction
among all national pizza chains in the American Customer
Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's is the Official
Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super
Bowl 50. For more information about the company or to order pizza
online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com. Also
visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/papajohns, Twitter at
twitter.com/papajohns, YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/papajohns,
Instagram at instagram.com/papajohns, Pinterest at
www.pinterest.com/papajohnspizza, and Vine at
vine.co/papajohns.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release which are not
historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Part I.
Item 1A. - Risk Factors" of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 28, 2014. We undertake no obligation to
update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of future events, new information or otherwise.
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Papa John’s International, Inc.Peter Collins, 502-261-4233Senior
Director, Public Relationspeter_collins@papajohns.com
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