Hatab appointed to Papa John's board

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's appointed John Hatab to the pizza chain's board of directors.

According to a news release, Hatab is a recently retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and has more than 39 years of service in the accounting and finance industry. In his last role at PWC, he was managing partner of business development for the New York Metro Region, the firm's largest practice with more than 550 partners and 4,500 professional staff.

Hatab served as chief executive officer of the New York Metro Region tax services practice and managing partner of the New York office tax practice for PWC. He is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Seton Hall University.

"We welcome the added level of corporate governance experience John brings to our board," said Papa John's founder and executive chairman, John Schnatter. "We look forward to his input and advice as we continue to move the Papa John's brand forward."

Hatab also serves on the board of General Maritime Corporation, an international shipping company with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Greece and Singapore.