LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Papa
John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA), today announced Mike
Nettles, SVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO), has joined
its growing pizza family. With over 27 years of proven business and
technology leadership in the hospitality and retail sectors, Nettles
joins Papa John's after most recently serving as Vice President of
Enterprise Architecture and IT Strategy at Panera Bread Company. Nettles
will report to Papa John's President and Chief Operating Officer, Steve
Ritchie.
Papa John's recently announced that 55
percent of its total domestic sales now come through digital
platforms and 60 percent of those digital transactions come from mobile
devices - a first among national pizza chains. Nettles will continue to
enhance the brand's digital technology with a focus on quality, utility
and ease-of-use for customers.
"We are excited to welcome Mike Nettles to the Papa John's team," said
Ritchie. "Not only is Mike a great cultural fit for our company, but he
is also a proven leader in the digital and retail sectors that will help
us deliver a better customer experience and elevate our digital
platforms."
Under Nettles' leadership, Papa John's will continue to approach
technology and innovation from the perspective of the customer
experience, like its restaurant industry first Apple TV app and
providing more online payment options at checkout than any other pizza
chain. Additionally, Papa John's was recently awarded Technomic's 2017
Chain Restaurant Consumer Choice Award for "Use of Technology Improves
the Experience."
At Panera, Nettles was responsible for driving IT architecture and
processes for the transformational Panera 2.0 business model. Nettles
also led the technical design, development and implementation of digital
and in-café Panera assets.
Prior to Panera, Nettles served as the Chief Technology Officer at
DiningIn Inc. He also held positions with Torex, Brinker International,
NeoStar Retail Group and was the Founder and Principal of Red Chair
Ventures LLC.
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 15 of the past 17 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 Official Pizza of Major League Baseball. 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 http://twitter.com/PapaJohns,
YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/papajohns,
Instagram at instagram.com/papajohns
and Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/papajohnspizza.
Looking to be a part of something Better? Join the Papa John's Pizza
Family at www.papajohns.com/careers/
and www.papajohns.com/franchise.
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Papa John's International, Inc.
Peter Collins, 502-261-4233
Senior
Director, Public Relations
peter_collins@papajohns.com
Source: Papa John's International, Inc.
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