Brian Larose

LaRose is a proven senior corporate leader with extensive financial and digital experience. Since September 2020, he had served as Petco's Senior Vice President, Finance, responsible for all aspects of the finance function and operations – including budgeting, forecasting, investor relations, controllership and treasury. In new role as Chief Financial Officer, which he assumed in August 2021, LaRose oversees all aspects of Petco's corporate strategy, financial strategy, performance, reporting and long-range business planning.

Prior to joining Petco, LaRose served as Divisional CFO for HP Inc.'s 3D business unit. He led the separation management office during the separation of HP into two publicly traded Fortune 50 companies – at the time, the largest such split in U.S. history. During his 20 years with HP, LaRose also led the company's SEC reporting group and managed investor relationships in over 15 countries as part of the investor relations group. He began his career with Deloitte's mergers and acquisitions, and audit practices. LaRose holds a master's degree in business administration from Northeastern University and a bachelor's degree from Colby College.