Papa John's Announces Promotion of Bill Van Epps to President, USA

As President, USA, Van Epps is responsible for the company'sdomestic restaurant operations, restaurant development and brandmarketing. Van Epps will also continue to serve on the company'sInternational management committee and oversee operations in theUnited Kingdom until a President of the international division ishired.

"Bill has made considerable contributions to the growth of PapaJohn's domestic business over the past few years," said Nigel Travis,Papa John's president and chief executive officer. "We look forward tohis continued leadership in growing our brand in his new position."

Van Epps has more than 30 years of foodservice experienceincluding 25 years in the international arena. Previous to joiningPapa John's in 2001, Van Epps served as President of the InternationalDivision of Yorkshire Global Restaurants, responsible for all aspectsof Yorkshire's International business for both Long John's Silver'sand A&W restaurants. His experience also includes a tenure with AFCEnterprises in which he was President of the International Divisionand President of Worldwide Business Development.

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's is the world'sthird largest pizza company. For six years running, consumers haverated Papa John's no. 1 in customer satisfaction among all nationalQSR chains in the highly regarded American Customer Satisfaction Index(ACSI). For more information about the company or to order pizzaonline, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.