PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PetSmart, Inc. has named Rob Anderson to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer effective October 5, 2015.
Anderson brings more than 25 years of financial experience to PetSmart, most recently serving as the chief financial officer for Save-A-Lot, a $4.8 billion discount grocery chain.
“We’re excited to welcome Rob to the PetSmart team,” said Michael Massey, PetSmart’s president and chief executive officer. “He joins us with extensive experience in finance across multiple industries, including retail, and will be a valuable member of the senior management team,” said Massey. “Additionally, Rob has demonstrated throughout his career that he is a business leader who has a positive impact on the entire enterprise.”
Before joining Save-A-Lot, Mr. Anderson served as the principal accounting officer, controller and executive director of finance for Chipotle Mexican Grill, a fast-casual restaurant, for five years. From 2003 to 2005, he worked at the Career Education Corporation as the vice president and chief financial officer, American InterContinental University Division. From 1991 to 2003, Mr. Anderson held several leadership positions with the McDonald’s Corporation including senior director/controller, partner brands; director, finance Asia/Pacific/Middle East/Africa division; and director, finance, purchasing and IT for Dubai, UAE and Vienna, Austria.
Mr. Anderson earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Northern Illinois University. He also earned a master’s degree in business administration from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, Mr. Anderson is a certified public accountant.
About PetSmart
PetSmart, Inc. is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. At PetSmart, we love pets, and we believe pets make us better people. Every day with every connection, PetSmart’s passionate associates help bring pet parents closer to their pets so they can live more fulfilled lives. This mission impacts everything we do for our customers, the way we support our associates, and how we give back to our communities. We employ approximately 53,000 associates, operate approximately 1,433 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and approximately 202 in-store PetSmart® PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities. PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet products and offers dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day Camp day care services and pet adoption services in-store. Our portfolio of digital resources for pet parents – including PetSmart.com, PetFoodDirect.com, Pet360.com, OnlyNaturalPet.com and petMD.com – offers the most comprehensive online pet supplies and pet care information in the U.S. Through our in-store pet adoption partnership with independent nonprofit organizations, PetSmart CharitiesTM and PetSmart CharitiesTM of Canada, PetSmart helps to save the lives of more than 450,000 homeless pets each year. In addition, PetSmart supports organizations that make communities a better place to call home through our philanthropy program, PetSmart Gives BackTM. By giving back to the communities where we live and work, PetSmart not only celebrates the power of pets to enrich people's lives—we live it.