Papa John's CMO Karlin Linhardt Is Out After Just 8 Months

The pizza chain has reshuffled most of its C-suite

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Papa John’s is revamping its leadership team—again.

The pizza chain announced that global CMO Karlin Linhardt would be stepping down after being with the company for less than a year. He’d taken on the role in March, replacing then-CMO Brandon Rhoten, who was only with the company for roughly a year himself before stepping down.

Along with Linhardt’s departure, Papa John’s announced that Mike Nettles, its chief operating and growth officer, would be stepping down, along with Joe Smith, who’s served as the company’s CFO for nearly two decades.

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