Who Owns Papa John'S Pizza 2024. The chain had been looking for a new ceo since the departure of rob lynch. The former wendy’s chief executive will take the helm of the pizza chain immediately.

However, he owns 9 franchise units of the pizza chain. On march 21, papa johns announced via an sec filing that its president and ceo, robert lynch, has resigned, effective march 20, to take a ceo role with another corporation.