Christopher Hodges

Christopher Hodges is a seasoned leader in the restaurant industry with extensive experience at Papa John's International, where current responsibilities as Senior Director of Restaurant Training and Brand Standards include developing training processes for over 3,200 domestic restaurants and launching new products across North America. Previously, as Senior Director of Operations for the Kansas City and St. Louis markets, Christopher directed the profitability of over 50 restaurants, achieving the only positive sales comp market in 2018. Additional experience includes serving as Director of Operations and Training General Manager at Papa John's, where Christopher effectively managed multi-unit profitability and trained franchisees nationwide. Early career experience includes restaurant management at Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar. Christopher earned a Bachelor of Managerial Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, from Purdue Global and an Associate of Information Technologies and Networking from the University of Phoenix.