Papa John’s names new president, COO

LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. said Thursday it has appointed Joseph Jude Thompson as the company’s new president and chief operating officer.

Thompson, who has been a member of Papa John’s board of directors since 2008, will report directly to John Schnatter, company founder, chairman and chief executive. Schnatter will continue as the company’s chief executive, a position he returned to on an interim basis in December 2008, but will turn the