Pets at Home Group has named a top boss at Sky as its new chief executive.
Lyssa McGowan will join the Cheshire-headquartered retailer from June 1, succeeding Peter Pritchard, who announced his intention last November to step down from his role in summer 2022.
She is the outgoing chief consumer officer at Sky UK and was a non-executive director at supermarket giant Morrisons until its recent sale to CD&R.
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Lyssa McGowan said: "I am thrilled to be joining Pets at Home as CEO.
"It is a fantastic business with a unique, integrated business model, and a strong purpose-led culture fuelled by the shared passion of over 15,000 colleagues and partners to care for pets, and the people who love them.
"I am excited to work with the board and executive management team to lead Pets at Home on its journey to being the best pet care business in the world."
Chairman Ian Burke added: "On behalf of the board, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Lyssa as CEO of Pets at Home Group Plc.
"Lyssa brings strong corporate, strategic and operational expertise across a range of consumer-facing businesses, and a proven track record of growth at Sky, with significant experience in customer and digital-first initiatives across multiple channels and sites.
"Following an extensive search process across internal and external candidates, the board believes that Lyssa has the requisite skills and capabilities to lead Pets at Home as it executes its future growth strategy.
"Lyssa's commercial and strategic experience will undoubtedly be of great benefit to Pets at Home and I very much look forward to working with her."
The appointment comes after Pets at Home revealed its profits are likely to be ahead of expectations at the animal ownership boom during the pandemic continued to provide it with strong growth.
