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General views of new Pets at Home, Brighton, 19th November 2021

Pets at Home appoints former Asda CEO to its board

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Pet retailer Pets at Home has announced the appointment of former Asda CEO Roger Burnley CBE as an independent non-executive director.

The appointment will come into effect 14 February 2023 and Burnley will be a member of the audit and risk committee, remuneration committee, nomination and corporate governance committee and the ESG committee.

As well as four years as Asda CEO Burnley spent one year as the company’s COO and 10 years as an executive director at Sainsbury’s. He left Asda in 2021 and was awarded a CBE in the 2022 New Years Honours list.

Ian Burke, chairman of Pets at Home, said: “On behalf of the board, I am delighted to welcome Roger Burnley CBE to Pets at Home Group plc. Roger has deep knowledge of the retail sector and food supply chains and his experience will be of great value to Pets at Home as it embarks on the next stage of its ambitious strategic plan. The directors and I look forward to working with Roger next year.”

In addition to this appointment Sharon Flood, the current chair of the Remuneration Committee, and Stanislas Laurent, non-executive director, have both notified their intention to step down from the company’s board.

Dennis Millard will also step down from his role as the company’s senior independent director.

 

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