San Diego — Petco has hired John Zavada as senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) and added William Engen to the company’s leadership team as senior vice president, retail market expansion, a new role dedicated to optimizing the company’s investments in new retail store growth.
“We’re pleased to welcome these two proven leaders to the Petco team,” says Petco CEO Jim Myers. “I’m confident their combined experience and expertise will strengthen our ability to achieve our goals, continue to grow and further deliver on our brand promise to nurture powerful relationships between people and pets for better lives together.”
As CIO, John Zavada brings an extensive background in technology leadership in the retail industry. He will be responsible for leading Petco’s information technology strategies, teams and projects, including the company’s business process optimization and enterprise program management office.
Before joining Petco, Zavada served as senior vice president and chief information officer at Restoration Hardware. Previously, he filled chief information officer roles at Guitar Center, Big Lots, Limited Inc., Victoria’s Secret Stores, and others.
As senior vice president, retail market expansion, William Engen brings decades of retail operations leadership experience and will be responsible for leading Petco’s real estate, construction and store design functions.
Previously, Engen served as chief operating officer at Wingstop Restaurants. Previously, he held various retail operations leadership roles at 7-Eleven, Circuit City, Bachrach Clothing and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Zavada and Engen both join Petco this month, reporting to the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, Mike Nuzzo. For more information, visit petco.com.
Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer that operates more than 1,470 Petco and Unleashed by Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico; prescription services and pet supplies from the leading veterinary-operated pet product supplier, Drs. Foster & Smith; and petco.com.
SOURCE: Petco