Management Team

Todd Penegor was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2024 with 20 years of experience in the restaurant and consumer goods industries. He was also appointed to the Board of Directors. He joined Papa Johns from The Wendy’s Company, where he served as President and CEO and Chief Financial Officer, among other executive leadership roles. During his tenure as President and CEO of Wendy’s, the company achieved substantial growth in sales, earnings and new restaurant counts, including the expansion of Wendy’s footprint to more than 7,000 restaurants worldwide and the 12th consecutive year of same-restaurant sales growth. Prior to Wendy’s, Mr. Penegor held several leadership roles at Kellogg Company, including most recently Vice President of Kellogg and President of U.S. Snacks. Prior to Kellogg, Mr. Penegor worked at Ford Motor Company in various capacities within the Company’s finance organization, supporting mergers and acquisitions, global joint ventures and treasury.

Ravi Thanawala was appointed Chief Financial Officer and President, North America in November 2025 after serving as Chief Financial Officer and EVP, International since September 2024. Mr. Thanawala also served as Papa Johns Interim Chief Executive Officer from March 2024 to August 2024 and joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in July 2023. He came to Papa Johns from Nike, Inc., where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Nike North America. During his seven years at Nike, Inc., Mr. Thanawala also served as the Global VP and CFO of the Converse brand, which included working within a franchise model that comprised most of the brand’s international business. In addition, he was the Global VP of Retail Excellence, overseeing the brand’s performance across its business channels of franchises, licenses, direct to consumer and wholesale during a time of digital transformation for the business. Prior to Nike, Inc., Mr. Thanawala spent eight years at ANN INC. with progressively increasing responsibilities in finance and operations. He served in the finance leadership role for LOFT; led ANN INC’s Asia operations, global logistics and international trade based in Hong Kong; and eventually became CFO of the ANN INC. business, a subsidiary of Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

Jenna Bromberg was appointed Chief Marketing Officer in November 2024. She joins Papa Johns from Carter's Inc., where she served as Vice President of Brand Marketing & Creative, successfully leading multiple brands through the pandemic period and launching several groundbreaking marketing campaigns. Her return to the pizza industry marks a full-circle moment, building on her previous experience as Director of Core Brand Marketing at Pizza Hut.

Kurt Milburn was appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer in April 2024 after serving as Vice President, Supply Chain Operations since 2022. In this role, he leads PJ Food Service (PJFS), overseeing International Supply Chain Operations. This includes the leading the Company’s Quality Control Center Operations, Supplier Management, Engineering and Quality Assurance teams. Mr. Milburn joined Papa Johns from Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company where he served as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Operations. Prior to Scotts Miracle-Gro he held various leadership positions in supply chain and engineering at General Electric and General Motors.

Caroline Miller Oyler was appointed Chief Administrative Officer in June 2025, after serving as Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary since July 2020. In her role, Ms. Oyler is responsible for human resources, legal, risk, safety and security, internal audit, facilities, and serves as Corporate Secretary. She was appointed Chief Legal & Risk Officer in 2018, and previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer from May 2018 to October 2018 and Senior Vice President, General Counsel from May 2014 to May 2018. During her tenure at Papa Johns, she also served as interim head of Human Resources on three separate occasions prior to her current role. Ms. Oyler joined the Company’s legal department in 1999. Before joining Papa Johns, Ms. Oyler practiced law with the firm Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs LLP.

Kevin Vasconi was appointed Chief Digital and Technology Officer in September 2024. Mr. Vasconi has 35 years of experience leading global technology strategy in the QSR industry and with leading brands. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Vasconi spent four years as Chief Information Officer at The Wendy’s Company where he led all aspects of its global technology efforts, including Consumer-facing Digital, Restaurant Technology, Enterprise Architecture and Technology, and Information Security. He also served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Domino’s Pizza, Inc. for almost nine years. In this role, he served on the executive leadership team and was responsible for developing and leading all domestic and international technology capabilities for the company. Before joining Domino’s, Mr. Vasconi held technology leadership roles at Stanley Black & Decker, R.L. Polk & Co., Covisint LLC., and Ford Motor Company.