Papa John's International, Inc. announced the appointment of Mark Shambura to Chief Marketing Officer, effective May 8, 2023. Mr. Shambura is a brand marketing leader with deep expertise in growing multi-unit restaurant brands. He will oversee brand and advertising; media and field activation; menu strategy and product innovation; and the digital customer experience, including Papa Johns owned channels, loyalty program and aggregator partnerships.

Mr. Shambura joins Papa Johns from MOD Pizza, one of the fastest growing fast casual concepts in the U.S., where he served as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role he transformed the marketing organization and drove growth by scaling digital and product innovation and further ignited brand engagement across advertising, paid, social, loyalty and field marketing. Prior to MOD Pizza, he served as Executive Director of Marketing at Chipotle Mexican Grill where he helped spearhead the “Real Ingredients” brand strategy and integrated campaign execution.

Mr. Shambura will report to Mr. Lynch and serve on the Papa Johns Executive Leadership Team. He replaces Anne Fischer, who departed earlier in the year. Mr. Shambura also held roles at a variety of agencies focusing on leading food and beverage clients.

He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and minor in marketing from Boston College.