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)

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