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Last month, Brandon Rhoten <a href="https://1851franchise.com/details/2706508/NRN-Papa-John-s-CMO-Brandon-Rhoten-to-Step-Down" target="_blank">announced his resignation</a> from his role as chief marketing officer for Papa John&rsquo;s International Inc. Today, we learned where Rhoten will go next.

According to a <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/ex-papa-johns-cmo-brandon-rhoten-joins-potbelly?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=qsr-ex-papa-johns-cmo-brandon-rhoten-joins-potbelly-2706803" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">press release published on qsr.com</a>, Rhoten will join Potbelly Corporation as the franchise&rsquo;s new senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Rhoten will oversee all of the brand&rsquo;s marketing efforts, including strategy and execution.

In addition to his marketing experience with Papa John&rsquo;s, Rhoten also previously served as the vice president of advertising, media and digital/social at Wendy&rsquo;s International.

&ldquo;The kind of marketer who would have Boyz II Men sing to a cheeseburger and give a year of chicken nuggets to a high schooler for earning the most retweets in history will definitely bring the quirky fun back to Potbelly,&rdquo; said Alan Johnson, Potbelly&rsquo;s president and chief executive officer. &ldquo;Brandon&rsquo;s experience and approach are perfectly aligned with the direction we are setting to expand our brand presence in a world where social and digital drive the conversation. We look forward to leveraging his many years of creativity, brand strategy, bold and disruptive marketing, and success with other well-known consumer brands. This is an exciting time for Potbelly.&rdquo;

Rhoten&rsquo;s hiring is the latest in a series of key appointments in Potbelly&rsquo;s corporate office. The brand recently hired a new senior vice president of franchise development, a new vice president of off-premisee and a new vice president of culinary innovation.

Read the <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/ex-papa-johns-cmo-brandon-rhoten-joins-potbelly?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=qsr-ex-papa-johns-cmo-brandon-rhoten-joins-potbelly-2706803" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full press release at qsr.com</a>.

Ex-Papa John's CMO Brandon Rhoten Joins Potbelly

QSR: Ex-Papa John's CMO Brandon Rhoten Joins Potbelly

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