7 monthes ago | By ABC
The founder of the pizza chain Papa John's is resigning as chairman of the board after he confirmed Wednesday that he used a racial slur during a conference call this past May.
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7 monthes ago | By NBC Sports
John Schnatter - the founder and face of Papa John's Pizza - has resigned as the company's chairman of the board after it was revealed on Wednesday he used the N-word in a conference call with fellow executives in May. “Papa John's International, Inc. today announced that the independent directors of the company have accepted the
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7 monthes ago | By Miami Herald
The Latest on Papa John's founder's use of a racial slur : 12:00 a.m. Papa John's says founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board. The...
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7 monthes ago | By CBS
NEW YORK - The Latest on Papa John's founder's use of a racial slur :
12:00 a.m.
Papa John's says founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board.
The company made the announcement late Wednesday, hours after Schnatter apologized for using a racial slur during a conference call in May.
The apology comes after Forbes cited an anonymous source saying the pizza chain's marketing firm broke ties with the company afterward.
Forbes said Schnatter used the N-word during a media training exercise. When asked how he would distance himself from racist groups, Schnatter reportedly...
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7 monthes ago | By Think Progress
For the second time this year, racist remarks by John Schnatter have forced him to resign from the company he founded.
According to Bloomberg , the “pizza” company's board of directors accepted Schnatter's resignation on Wednesday night, less than a day after he admitted to using a racial slur during a conference call earlier this year. Initial news reports of the call attracted widespread media attention and sent the company's stock price plummeting.
In January, Schnatter stepped down as the company's CEO and de facto spokesman after he made disparaging remarks about NFL players who were...
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7 monthes ago | By Business Insider
Papa John's founder and former CEO John Schnatter resigned from his position as chairman of the board on Wednesday.
Schnatter's resignation comes one day after he admitted to using the N-word during a May conference call with a marketing agency.
The company said it would appoint a new chairman in the coming weeks.
Papa John's founder and former CEO John Schnatter resigned from his position as chairman of the board, one day after he admitted to using the N-word during a company conference call in May.
The company said it would appoint a new chairman in the coming weeks, according to a press...
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7 monthes ago | By CNBC
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