---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-029674"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PZZA"
cik: "0000901491"
company_name: "PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T23:22:48.380929+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Papa Johns promotes Caroline Miller Oyler to Chief Administrative Officer, effective June 5, 2025

## Summary
- Oyler promoted to newly created CAO role, overseeing legal, risk, HR, safety, internal audit, and facilities.
- Base salary increased to $575,000; cash incentive target remains 75% of base salary.
- Long-term incentive increased to $650,000 (pro-rated for 2025) plus $100,000 restricted stock award.
- Oyler has been with Papa Johns for 26 years, serving as Chief Legal and Risk Officer since 2018.
- Consolidation of support functions aims to enable efficiency and closer collaboration across teams.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-029674
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PZZA
- cik: 0000901491
- company_name: PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828025029674/0001628280-25-029674-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828025029674/pzza-20250605.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-029674
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-029674.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-029674.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Caroline Miller Oyler changed role as Chief Administrative Officer at PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Administrative Officer
  source text: On June 5, 2025, Papa John’s International, Inc. (the "Company") announced the promotion of Caroline Miller Oyler to the newly created role of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), effective the same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828025029674/0001628280-25-029674-index.htm

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