Explore CEO profiles for America’s leading pet care companies — Chewy, Petco, PetSmart, and Wag. Each profile covers salary, net worth, age, career history, and how these leaders run the $140B pet industry.
Updated February 2026 · 4 CEO profiles
Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY), America’s leading online pet retailer, was founded in 2011 by Ryan Cohen and Michael Day in Dania Beach, Florida. Today, Chewy CEO Sumit Singh leads the company’s $11.9 billion business and a workforce of approximately 18,000 employees. Singh became CEO in March 2018 after serving as Chief Operating Officer and has […]
Note: Ron Coughlin stepped down as Petco CEO and Chairman on March 12, 2024. Joel D. Anderson was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer effective July 29, 2024. This page is maintained for historical reference. Petco Health + Wellness Company, Inc. is one of America’s leading pet health and wellness retailers, operating more than […]
Note: J.K. Symancyk is no longer the CEO of PetSmart. He served as President and CEO from June 2018 to September 2024, when he departed to become CEO of Signet Jewelers. PetSmart’s current CEO is Ken Hicks, who was appointed on October 31, 2024. This page is maintained for reference purposes and covers Symancyk’s tenure […]
Note: Hilary Schneider served as CEO of Wag! from January 2018 to November 2019. She departed Wag! in late 2019 and has since served as CEO of Shutterfly (2020–2023) and CEO of SimpliSafe (2025–present). Wag! Group Co. (formerly NASDAQ: PET) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2025 and was delisted from Nasdaq. The company […]