Papa John’s International promoted Kurt Milburn to chief supply chain officer. He succeeds Shane Hutchins, who will retire after 26 years at Papa Johns, per a company release. Hutchins served as chief supply chain officer since October 2018.

Milburn joined Papa Johns in 2022 as vice president of supply chain operations and since that time has taken on additional responsibility to include engineering and operations support functions as well as the company’s international supply chain organization. Prior to Papa Johns, Milburn served as senior vice president of supply chain operations at Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.

In his new role as chief supply chain officer, Milburn will lead Papa Johns Food Service (PJFS), which oversees the company’s quality control center operations, supplier management and quality assurance.