PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2014--
PetSmart, Inc. has named Michael Goodwin to the position of senior vice
president and chief information officer effective June 2, 2014.
Goodwin brings more than 20 years of information technology experience
to PetSmart, most recently serving as senior vice president and chief
information officer of Technology and Business Enablement at Hallmark, a
$4 billion global enterprise with more than 2,600 stores and an
extensive online presence.
“We’re very excited to welcome Mike to the PetSmart team,” said David
Lenhardt, PetSmart’s president and chief executive officer. “He has deep
expertise in both traditional and emerging technologies and business
capabilities, with a proven ability to create and lead an agile
organization that explores and deploys innovative concepts quickly.”
Goodwin began his career at Hallmark as an end-user technology analyst
in 1990 and has held positions of increasing responsibility since then,
culminating with his promotion to SVP and CIO in 2006 when he was also
named a corporate officer.
Prior to joining Hallmark Cards, Goodwin served as an officer in the
United States Army. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science
from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and an M.B.A. from
the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan.
About PetSmart
PetSmart,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) is the largest specialty pet retailer of
services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. The company
employs approximately 53,000 associates and operates more than 1,333 pet
stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, over 199 in-store PetSmart®
PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities and is a
leading online provider of pet supplies and pet care information (http://www.petsmart.com).
PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet
products; and offers dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart
Doggie Day CampSM day care services and pet adoption
services. Through its in-store pet adoption partnership with PetSmart
Charities® and PetSmart Charities® of Canada, PetSmart has helped save
the lives of more than 5.7 million pets since 1994. PetSmart Charities,
Inc. and PetSmart Charities of Canada (collectively “PetSmart
Charities”) are independent, nonprofit organizations that save the lives
of homeless pets and reduce shelter intake through spay and neuter
efforts. In 2013, nearly 440,000 dogs and cats found homes through
PetSmart Charities’ adoption centers in all PetSmart stores and by
sponsoring community adoption events. PetSmart Charities is the leader
in granting money to help pets in need, with more than $34 million given
in 2013 throughout North America.
Source: PetSmart, Inc.
PetSmart
Michelle Friedman, 623-587-2108
Director of Corporate
Communications
