Petco Names Joe Venezia Chief Revenue Officer

Petco has 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. Venezia 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 Anderson. “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 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 US and Canada. Prior to Michaels, Venezia held multiple leadership positions at Bridgestone Retail Operations, Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us, Walmart and Procter & Gamble.