Pets at Home has announced the appointment of Anja Madsen as its new Chief Operating Officer – Retail, effective early April.
Madsen joins with retail experience in both the UK and overseas, having held prominent positions at Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and most recently serving as CEO of føtex, a supermarket chain in Denmark. She has also been a marketing leader at Johnson & Johnson in Europe and the Middle East following four years as a strategy consultant across a range of industries.
Madsen will be responsible for leading Pets at Home’s retail business and 9,000 staff across over 450 stores, operations, logistics, supply chain and commercial.
Chief Executive, Lyssa McGowan, said: “I am delighted that Anja will be joining the Pets at Home Executive Team to lead our Retail business. We have made significant investments into our retail operations over the last 18 months and Anja’s experience leading consumer-focussed businesses will help us to realise our next phase of growth as we continue to deliver for pets and the people who love them.”
Madsen added: “With the new distribution centre in operation, the rollout of the Pets re-brand and the digital transformation underway, the business is well placed to achieve its goal of building the world’s best pet care platform, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Madsen takes over the role from Lisa Miao who announced her retirement last summer.
