LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) today announced the
promotion of Caroline Oyler to Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs. In
her new position Oyler is responsible for the company's legal function,
including intellectual property, international law, ethics, corporate
governance, government contracts and franchising, as well as litigation
and labor and employment matters.
Caroline Oyler, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs (Photo: Business Wire)
Oyler, who most recently served as Vice President and Senior Counsel,
has been with Papa John's for more than 13 years serving in a variety of
leadership roles, including leading the Human Resources department for
most of 2009.
"Caroline is an extremely talented lawyer with a great deal of
experience, and we are pleased to have her lead our legal function,"
said Tony Thompson, Papa John's Executive Vice President, COO and
President, PJ Food Service. "With two decades of experience in private
practice and the restaurant industry, Caroline is the right person to
lead our legal affairs during this time of rapid company growth."
Prior to joining Papa John's, Oyler was a senior attorney at the
regional law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs in Louisville, Ky., where
she counseled clients on all aspects of labor and employment law, and
litigated employment and commercial cases in federal and state courts
throughout the country.
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For 11 of the
past 13 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 also earned the 2012 Harris Poll
EquiTrend® Pizza Brand of the Year. Papa John's is the Official Pizza
Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XLVII. For more
information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa
John's at www.papajohns.com.
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Papa John's International, Inc.
Darryl Carr, 502-261-4318
Director,
Corporate Communications
darryl_carr@papajohns.com
Source: Papa John's International, Inc.
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