Ravi Thanawala was hired by Papa John’s International, Inc. as chief financial officer, effective July 24, 2023.
Thanawala brings financial leadership experience with global consumer brands to the role, including seven years at Nike where, most recently, he was the CFO of Nike North America, its largest division, with fiscal year 2022 revenue of approximately $18 billion.
While at Nike, Inc., Thanawala also served as the Global VP and CFO of the Converse brand, which included working within a franchise model that comprised most of the brand’s international business. In addition, he was the Global VP of Retail Excellence, overseeing the brand’s performance across its business channels of franchises, licenses, direct-to-consumer, and wholesale during a time of digital transformation for the business.
Before Nike, Inc., Thanawala spent eight years at Ann, Inc. with progressively increasing responsibilities in finance and operations. He served in the finance leadership role for Loft, led Ann, Inc.’s Asia operations, global logistics, and international trade based in Hong Kong, and eventually became CFO of the Ann, INC. business, a subsidiary of Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
Chris Collins, the interim principal Financial and Accounting Officer and finance leader for Papa John’s since March, will resume his role as VP of Tax and Treasury.
Photo courtesy Ravi Thanawala
