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Peter Pritchard to succeed Ian Kellett as CEO
Peter Pritchard to succeed Ian Kellett as CEO.
About this update from Pets At Home Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6559X Pets At Home Group Plc 28 November 2017 \n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 28 NOVEMBER 2017\nTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION\n \nPets at Home Group Plc: Peter Pritchard to succeed Ian Kellett as Group Chief Executive Officer in May 2018\n \n \nPets at Home Group Plc announces that Ian Kellett, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has informed the Board of his desire to step away from corporate life and pursue his own personal business interests. As part of the Board's succession plan, we are pleased to announce that Peter Pritchard, currently CEO of Retail, will succeed Ian as Group CEO when he leaves. Ian will remain with the business until 31st May 2018 to support Peter and ensure a smooth transition.\nPeter joined Pets at Home in 2011 as Commercial Director and moved to the role of CEO of Retail in 2015. Peter has worked in retail for 30 years in various senior operational roles at Asda, Sainsbury's, Iceland, Marks and Spencer and Wilkinson Hardware Stores. At Pets at Home, Peter has overseen the establishment of our sourcing office in China, the launch of the VIP club, the development of our omnichannel strategy, and more recently, the repositioning of our Merchandise business.\n \nTony DeNunzio, Chairman, said:\n\"I am pleased to announce Peter's future succession as Group CEO. Ian and Peter will continue to work closely together over the next six months through which there will be an orderly handover process. Peter has steered the Retail business for a number of years and has been responsible for the launch of some highly successful initiatives, and I am confident he will provide strong leadership to the Group.\n\"I want to thank Ian for his long tenure at Pets at Home, having successfully led multiple areas of the business in his roles as Chief Financial Officer, within Retail, and as Group CEO. On behalf of the Board, I wish him well as he takes a break from corporate life to pursue his personal business interests.\"\n \nIan Kellett said: \n\"Having spent the past twelve years with Pets at Home, I feel very fortunate to have worked in such a special business with some amazing people. I am proud to have been part of transforming the Group from its retail roots into the much wider services and omnichannel business it is today. \nThe actions we have taken thi...