SAN
DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health
and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF) today announced
Joe Venezia will join the company as
Chief Revenue Officer, effective Nov.
17, reporting to Joel
Anderson, Chief Executive Officer. In this newly created
role, Venezia will be responsible for driving revenue and
developing integrated strategies to improve the customer
experience. Joe will oversee critical areas that contribute to
Petco's growth, including pet care centers, pet and veterinary
services, real estate and customer success capabilities.
"Joe is a proven sales and retail executive with an impressive
track record of delivering results," said Joel Anderson, Chief Executive Officer. "Over
the course of his career, he has demonstrated the ability to
mobilize teams to achieve sales and profit goals and I'm confident
his extensive operational and commercial experience will be
instrumental in our long-term success."
"Petco has a strong brand and a highly differentiated footprint
with a significant opportunity to drive profitable growth," said
Joe Venezia. "I look forward to
working with Joel, the rest of the executive leadership team and
all of our Petco partners as we focus on improving our performance
to create lasting value for our customers and shareholders."
Venezia brings more than 25 years of retail experience to Petco
and most recently he served as the Chief Operating Officer of
Stores at Michaels, where he was responsible for providing overall
leadership and direction for Michaels Stores in the U.S. and
Canada. Prior to Michaels, Joe
held multiple leadership positions at Bridgestone Retail
Operations, Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us, Walmart and Procter
& Gamble.
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Founded in 1965, Petco is a category-defining health and
wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet
parents and our own Petco partners. We've consistently set new
standards in pet care while delivering comprehensive pet wellness
products, services and solutions, and creating communities that
deepen the pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 pet care
centers across the U.S., Mexico
and Puerto Rico, which offer
merchandise, companion animals, grooming, training and a growing
network of on-site veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary
clinics. Our complete pet health and wellness ecosystem is
accessible through our pet care centers and digitally at petco.com
and on the Petco app. In tandem with Petco Love, a life-changing
independent nonprofit organization, we work with and support
thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and,
through in-store adoption events, we've helped find homes for
nearly 7 million animals.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives,
goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying
assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of
historical fact. Although Petco believes that the expectations and
assumptions reflected in these statements are reasonable, there can
be no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct.
Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to
successfully manage leadership transition, execute on our strategy
and drive profitability, and the risk factors we identify in
our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and
actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in
such forward-looking statements. Petco undertakes no duty to update
publicly any forward-looking statement that it may make, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
may be required by applicable law, regulation, or other competent
legal authority.
Media Contact:
Lisa
Stark
lisa.stark@petco.com
Investor Relations
Contact:
InvestorRelations@petco.com
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/petco-names-joe-venezia-chief-revenue-officer-302304933.html
SOURCE Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.