August 25, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) has hired Andrew Varga as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Varga joins Papa John’s after 21 years with Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE: BFB).

Since 2007, Varga has held the position of SVP and director of marketing for Brown-Forman, responsible for the company’s wines and spirits portfolio in the North American region. From 2004 to 2007, he was SVP and managing director of wines marketing at the company.

Louisville, Kentucky-based Papa John’s is a U.S. pizza chain that operated 3,380 restaurants as of December 28, 2008.

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