Papa John's Hires Andrew Varga as Chief Marketing Officer

'We are excited to welcome Andrew Varga to Papa John's,' commented Thompson. 'Andrew is a savvy marketing veteran who understands the power of branding and has done an outstanding job during his career at Brown-Forman. He has significant retail and branding experience in a highly competitive environment, and I am confident in his ability to move Papa John's forward by keeping our brand on message and on strategy.'

Since 2007, Varga has held the position of Senior Vice President/Director of Marketing for Brown-Forman, responsible for the company's Wines and Spirits portfolio in the North American Region, representing 30 brands with annual sales well in excess of $1 billion. From 2004 to 2007, Varga was Senior Vice President/Managing Director, Wines Marketing, with global responsibility for the wine portfolio.

From 2002 to 2004, Varga was Vice President/Director of Corporate Strategy, leading Brown-Forman's strategic planning process and reporting to the company's Chairman and CEO. From 1988 to 2002, Varga held various positions of increasing responsibility for Brown-Forman, including Brand Director for Korbel Champagne.

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