Wednesday, September 16th

7am Continential Breakfast & Networking; 7:30-8:30 Speaker Presentation

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PETCO CEO Jim Myers will join us to discuss "Driving Pet Industry Leadership through Organizational Transformation." 

Through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, PETCO enjoyed a prolonged period of strong growth as it expanded from a regional pet store chain into a national pet superstore powerhouse.  The company was viewed as an industry leader, notably in innovation, unique product assortment, and its provision of a fun, entertaining store experience.  After achieving record growth and more than a decade of best-in-retail same-store sales gains, PETCO lost its edge and competitors began cutting into the company's leadership position.

Accepting this reality, the company, which was taken private in 2006, refocused and re-energized itself with a unified vision of retaking industry leadership by engaging its 21,000 employees, defining and developing the role of its leaders, and emphasizing the importance of process discipline. 

CEO Jim Myers will discuss his strategy to develop an employee engagement-powered organization in order to meet its expected goal of $45 billion in sales in 2009.

Jim Myers
Jim Myers is PETCO's Chief Executive Officer, responsible for strategy, direction and overall company performance.  He also serves on PETCO's Board of Directors.  Since joining PETCO in 1990, Jim has been a key leader in guiding PETCO as it has grown from a regional player into a leading national specialty retail chain.

Jim's first assignment at PETCO was Vice President and Controller.  He progressed through several leadership roles in Finance, and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1998.  Jim was elected to the company's Board of Directors in 2000 and promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2004.  Before joining PETCO, Jim held various positions, including Senior Audit Manager, at the accounting firm KPMG. 

Jim earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from John Carroll University.  He serves on the Board of Directors of the Retail Industry Leaders Association and John Carroll University.

Location: Fish & Richardson Law Center, 12390 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130 (From I-5 South, exit Carmel Valley Rd/Hwy 56 East. Left off exit. Left onto El Camino Real, left at third traffic light onto Del Mar Corporate Ct.   The Fish & Richardson building is on the right.

(From I-5 North, don't take 56 bypass, exit Carmel Valley Rd. Right off exit. Left onto El Camino Real, left at third traffic light onto . Bldg is on the right.)