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title: "Papa Johns Announces Executive Transition"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c858a40e-7801-4f48-a7a2-6bde79b26234
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240129_papa_johns_announces_executive_transition.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2024-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:31:02.714Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1560520653-9e0e4c89eb11?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Papa Johns Announces Executive Transition

**TL;DR:** Papa Johns announced that Amanda Clark, Chief Operating Officer for International, will depart the company on March 1, 2024, to become CEO at another franchise industry company. Clark joined Papa Johns in 2020 and held various roles, including Chief Development Officer and Chief Operating Officer, International.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-01-29. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240129_papa_johns_announces_executive_transition.html).*

## Story

Jan. 29, 2024 - Papa John's International, Inc. today announced Amanda Clark, Chief Operating Officer for International, will depart Papa Johns on March 1, 2024 to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer at another company in the franchise industry.

“We have created a culture at Papa Johns where we cultivate top talent and help them achieve their full potential. We wish Amanda much success in her new role,” said President and CEO Rob Lynch. “We have a strong international leadership team in place and talent within that organization who will continue to deliver on our business priorities while we conduct a comprehensive search that will evaluate both internal and external candidates for the next international leader.

The team is focused on executing the international transformation initiatives we recently announced as part of our Back to Better 2.0 plan, including establishing our international regional business hubs, accelerating consumer-facing technology enhancements and optimizing the UK market for long-term profitability and strength.”

Ms. Clark joined Papa Johns in February 2020 as its Chief Development Officer. Her responsibilities expanded to include leading the Papa Johns international business in May 2022 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer, International in September 2023.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Papa Johns (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- franchise industry (topic)
- Rob Lynch (person)
- Amanda Clark (person)
- executive transition (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240129_papa_johns_announces_executive_transition.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c858a40e-7801-4f48-a7a2-6bde79b26234).