Staffing

Papa Johns promotes 2 to executive leadership team

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April 29, 2022

Papa Johns has promoted Amanda Clark to chief international and development officer and has named Liz Williams as chief international operations officer following the retirement of Jack Swayland, COO, international, according to a press release.

Clark joined Papa Johns in 2020 as chief development officer after eight years at Taco Bell where she led restaurant experience, North America development and also served as general manager of Canada, Under Clark's leadership, Papa Johns has forged its largest domestic and international development deals in the company's history. Among these, an agreement with FountainVest Partners to open over 1,350 stores across South China by 2040 which is the largest development deal ever announced in the pizza industry and alone will grow Papa Johns global unit count by 25%.

"Amanda and her team have been a significant driver of the growth of Papa Johns over the past year," Rob Lynch, Papa John's president and CEO, said in the release.

"There's no doubt that our international business is becoming more and more important as we continue to take advantage of the vast whitespace available to us outside of North America. In addition, Amanda will enhance the integration between our North American and International businesses, which will be critical as we look to accelerate growth and create more efficiencies globally."

Williams joined Papa Johns in 2018 as the managing director of Papa Johns United Kingdom, overseeing the company's largest market outside of the U.S. She was later promoted to managing director of the U.K. and major markets, leading some of the company's largest and best-performing countries including China, Chile and Korea. Williams has more than 25 years experience in various operations roles in the QSR, casual dining and fine dining industries.

"Liz is a great asset to Papa Johns and has led our largest international markets as well our U.K. Quality Control Center during one of the most challenging operating environments in history, managing through a global pandemic and now unprecedented economic and geopolitical pressures," Lynch said in the release. "There's nothing that gives me more pride than developing our best talent from within and providing them with new growth opportunities. I welcome Liz to our executive leadership team."