Pizza restaurant chain Papa John’s International has appointed Amanda Clark as COO for its international markets, effective September 18.

Clark will transition from her position as chief international and development officer at the company. Prior to Papa John’s International, Clark held key leadership positions at Taco Bell and Procter & Gamble.

“With operations in approximately 50 countries and territories, our continued international expansion is critical to the future of Papa John’s,” said Rob Lynch, president and CEO at Papa John’s.

“We continue to make strategic investments across our international organization and infrastructure. Amanda’s focus on executing this work and driving profitable expansion will greatly benefit our international franchisees. Our ultimate goal is to become the QSR (quick service restaurant) pizza brand of choice for international franchisees.”

In addition, the company has added the North American development responsibilities to chief restaurant officer Joe Sieve, also effective September 18.

“Since Joe joined Papa John’s last year, he and his team have significantly improved our restaurant operations. The results of these operational efficiencies have been evident in the recent comp growth and margin improvement across our domestic system,” Lynch said.

“His more than 25 years of restaurant operations and development experience with other leading franchise restaurant brands will help Papa John’s accelerate our North America growth ambitions.”