---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-028619"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WOOF"
cik: "0001826470"
company_name: "Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T17:22:18.937019+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Petco appoints Sabrina Simmons as CFO, Michael Romanko as CPO, and Jack Stout as CMO

## Summary
- Sabrina Simmons (ex-Gap CFO) named CFO effective Feb 17; she resigned from Board and Audit Committee.
- Brian LaRose steps down as CFO and remains in advisory role until April 30, 2025.
- Simmons receives $840K base salary, 100% target bonus, $2.5M initial RSUs, and $2M annual equity.
- Michael Romanko (ex-Five Below) named Chief Customer and Product Officer effective Feb 24.
- Jack Stout (ex-7-Eleven) named Chief Merchandising Officer effective Feb 24, previously served as interim.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-028619
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WOOF
- cik: 0001826470
- company_name: Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525028619/0001193125-25-028619-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525028619/d876071d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-028619.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian LaRose departed as Chief Financial Officer at Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. LaRose became a full-time non-officer employee of the Company, and is expected to remain employed for a transition period ending on April 30, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525028619/0001193125-25-028619-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sabrina Simmons was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed Sabrina Simmons to succeed Brian LaRose as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO Succession”), effective as of February 17, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525028619/0001193125-25-028619-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sabrina Simmons resigned as Director at Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Ms. Simmons resigned from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525028619/0001193125-25-028619-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.