Petco appoints former TJX CFO Jeffrey Naylor to board as audit chair

Petco Health & Wellness Company announced that Jeffrey Naylor, former chief financial officer of The TJX Companies, will join its Board of Directors effective August 1 2026. Naylor will also serve as Chair of the company’s Audit Committee.

Naylor brings more than two decades of finance and operations leadership in retail, having held senior roles at TJX, Dollar Tree, Big Lots, Dade Behring and The Limited. He currently chairs the board of Synchrony Financial and sits on the audit and compensation committees of Wayfair, as well as chairing Wayfair’s Audit Committee.

Petco CEO Joel Anderson said the appointment comes at a “pivotal time” as the company pursues its “Reach for the Sky” growth strategy, and Naylor expressed enthusiasm about supporting Petco’s omni‑channel model and long‑term profitable growth.