American Eagle names Papa John's executive Ravi Thanawala as CFO
July 1 (Reuters) - Denim retailer American Eagle Outfitters on Wednesday named Ravi Thanawala its chief financial officer, replacing company veteran Mike Mathias, effective August 3.
Here are some more details about the appointment:
• Thanawala will join American Eagle from pizza chain Papa John's, where he has been CFO since November 2025.
• Before joining Papa John's in 2023, Thanawala was CFO of Nike's North America business for about three years.
• Mathias has been at American Eagle for 25 years, joining in 1998 as a manager of finance for stores and operations, and holding several roles until a brief exit in 2016.
• He returned to American Eagle in 2017 and was named CFO in April 2020.
• Mathias will transition to full-time non-executive strategic advisor to CEO Jay Schottenstein once Thanawala takes over, the company said.
• American Eagle also reiterated its second-quarter and full-year 2026 forecast it shared in May.
(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore)