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Petco Announces Addition of Retail Transformation, Finance and Human Capital Management Expertise as well as Further Diversity to Its Board of Directors
Supports the continued development of Petco's digital-led, pet care ecosystem; advances diversity and inclusion leadership commitments with additional
About this update from Petco Health And Wellness Company, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Supports the continued development of Petco's digital-led, pet care ecosystem; advances diversity and inclusion leadership commitments with additional board-level gender and ethnic diversity\n\n\nSAN DIEGO, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF), a complete partner in pet health and wellness, today announced the addition of two accomplished independent board members: Sabrina Simmons, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gap Inc., and Mike Mohan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Best Buy. The company also announced the addition of Mary Sullivan, Senior Managing Director & Chief Talent Officer at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), to the board. The new directors bring powerful complementary skills that will support Petco's fully integrated, digital-led pet care ecosystem. They also expand the gender and ethnic diversity of its board and will support Petco in furthering its connections with diverse communities, partners and suppliers.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThese additions supplement digital savvy pre-existing board members Gary Briggs, who was CMO at Facebook, Google and eBay, as well as Christy Lake, Chief People Officer at Twilio with previous experience at Box, HP and The Home Depot.\n\"We are thrilled to welcome Sabrina, Mike and Mary to our Board and the Petco family,\" said Ron Coughlin, Chairman and CEO of Petco. \"They bring best-in-class experience across retail transformation, finance and human capital management that not only complements our existing board members but will also accelerate execution of our unique position as a true end to end omnichannel health and wellness ecosystem for pets. They also further our goal of having one of the most diverse boards in America.\" \nSimmons' more than 15 years of experience in senior finance leadership roles including CFO and Treasury, as well as Board Audit Committee experience, bring invaluable financial capability and knowledge to Petco. As CFO at Gap Inc., Simmons was responsible for overseeing the global finance organization, including all corporate financial planning and analysis, corporate shared service centers, treasury, risk management, tax, and investor relations. She also led multiple non-finance functions, including global real estate, loss prevention and corpor...