Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF) has appointed Jeffrey Naylor, former Chief Financial Officer of The TJX Companies, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2026, according to a company statement. Naylor will also serve as Chair of Petco's Audit Committee.

Naylor held multiple senior leadership roles at TJX between 2004 and 2014, including Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Before TJX, he held CFO and senior leadership positions at Big Lots, Inc., Dade Behring, Inc., and The Limited, Inc.

He currently serves as Chair of the Board and as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees at Synchrony Financial, and as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Wayfair. He recently stepped down from a director role at Dollar Tree, where he had served on the Audit and Finance Committees.

"I am thrilled to welcome Jeff to our Board of Directors at this pivotal time as we reposition the business for a stronger future," said Joel Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of Petco.

Naylor said he sees "tremendous opportunities to build on the company's strengthening retail fundamentals and integrated omni-channel model."

Petco operates more than 1,500 stores across the U.S., Mexico, and Chile.