John Schnatter
John Schnatter | |
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.jpg) Schnatter at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2013 | |
| Born | November 22, 1961 Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Papa John |
| Alma mater | Ball State University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and former CEO and Chairman of Papa John's Pizza |
| Years active | 1984–2018 |
| Spouse(s) | Annette Cox (m. 1987; sep. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
John H. Schnatter (born November 22 or 23,[2][3] 1961), nicknamed commercially as Papa John, is an American businessman. He founded Papa John's Pizza in 1984.[4]
He stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2018, after comments he made in November 2017 criticizing National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell for not doing anything about national anthem protests by football players.[5][6] He then resigned as chairman of the board on July 11, 2018, when a scandal broke out over his use of a racial slur.[7][8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Kirsch, Noah. "Papa John Loses Dough: Pizza Chain Founder Loses $70 Million In Hours, Blames NFL". Forbes.
- ↑ "John Schnatter Net Worth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "iMDb: John Schnatter Biography". IMDb.
- ↑ "The story of Papa John's". Papajohns.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ↑ Griner, David (December 21, 2017). "Papa John's founder out as CEO weeks after NFL comments". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois: Tronc. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ Griner, David; Rittenhouse, Lindsay (December 22, 2017). "Papa John, One of the Last CEO Ad Stars, Will Remain the Face of the Company for Now". Adweek. New York City: Beringer Capital. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ↑ Lee, Yen Nee; Whitten, Sarah (July 11, 2018). "Papa John's founder John Schnatter resigns as chairman of company's board after apologizing for racial slur". CNBC. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ↑ Kirsch, Noah. "Papa John's Founder Used N-Word On Conference Call". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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