Domino's Pizza has named Judy L. Werthauser to the brand's Global Leadership Team as executive vice president and chief people officer, reporting to Domino's CEO J. Patrick Doyle. Werthauser joins Domino's effective on January 4, 2016. In her new role, Werthauser will be responsible for leading human resource organization and maintaining a people-first culture for the brand's company-owned stores, which employ more than 12,000 team members.

Werthauser comes to Domino's from Target Corp., where she was senior vice president of HR. She joined Target in 2008, holding increasing levels of HR responsibilities there. Prior to Target, Werthauser was senior vice president of HR for U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis.

She also held several senior HR positions at Marshall Field's department stores and directed student programs at the University of Minnesota. She was also the co-owner and operations leader of Aljohn's and Junkyard Retailers.