Papa John’s Founder, CEO, and iconic face of the brand, John Schnatter, has a history of making controversial comments. However, it was his latest that caused him to abruptly resign as chairman. Earlier this week, Schnatter admitted to having made inappropriate comments on a company conference call in May. CEO Andy Gilman was quoted on this topic in the PR News article, “PR Pros Weigh In on Papa John’s and It Has Nothing to do With Pizza.”
Andy Gilman, president & CEO, CommCore Consulting Group, agreed: “In our current society, certain words are toxic and should never be used. Period.” He also said media training must be a closed affair.
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