---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-025814"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PZZA"
cik: "0000901491"
company_name: "PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T01:52:15.104040+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Papa John's appoints former Denny's CEO John Miller to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expanded from 7 to 8 directors; John Miller appointed effective July 25, 2023.
- Miller served as Denny's President & CEO for 11+ years, retiring August 2022.
- Miller brings 45 years of restaurant operations and executive management experience.
- Appointment recommended by Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
- Miller is considered an independent director; no committee assignment yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-025814
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PZZA
- cik: 0000901491
- company_name: PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828023025814/0001628280-23-025814-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828023025814/pzza-20230725.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-025814
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-025814.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-025814.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Miller was appointed as Director at PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 25, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Papa John’s International, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from seven to eight directors and appointed John Miller to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828023025814/0001628280-23-025814-index.htm

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