---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001531"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PZZA"
cik: "0000901491"
company_name: "PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T15:50:25.323766+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Papa John's appoints former Dollar General CFO Garratt and former Home Depot CAO Gibbs to Board

## Summary
- Board expanded from 8 to 10 directors; appointments effective October 24, 2023.
- Garratt was President and CFO of Dollar General (2015-2023); led finance, strategy and growth.
- Gibbs was CAO and Corporate Controller at The Home Depot (2020-2023); also served at Tyson Foods and Keurig.
- Both join the Audit Committee; eight of ten directors are independent.
- Appointments support Papa John's long-term growth strategy and board refreshment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001531
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PZZA
- cik: 0000901491
- company_name: PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000115752323001531/0001157523-23-001531-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000115752323001531/a53673038.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001531
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001531.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001531.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Garratt was appointed as Director at PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Papa John’s International, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to ten directors and appointed John Garratt and Stephen Gibbs to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000115752323001531/0001157523-23-001531-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen Gibbs was appointed as Director at PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Papa John’s International, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to ten directors and appointed John Garratt and Stephen Gibbs to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000115752323001531/0001157523-23-001531-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.