Pets At Home Group announces Zarin Patel to its Board as upcoming Independent Director

– UK, Handforth –  Pets at Home Group Plc (LON: PETS), the UK’s leading pet care business, today announced the appointment of Zarin Patel to its Board as independent non-executive Director, effective on 14 April 2021, succeeding Karen Whitworth as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee when Karen steps down on 20 May 2021.

“On behalf of the Board, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Zarin Patel to Pets at Home Group plc. Zarin brings a wealth of experience to Pets at Home and will add value to the Board’s commercial discussions as a result. I look forward to working with her next year.” said Board Chairman, Ian Burke.

About Zarin Patel

Zarin is a chartered accountant who spent 16 years at KPMG followed by a nine-year period as CFO of the BBC and latterly was the COO of The Grass Roots Group plc, a customer and employee engagement specialist.

Zarin is a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Anglian Water Services Limited, a non-executive director of Post Office Limited, and an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committees of both HM Treasury and John Lewis Partnership plc, although the latter appointment will end on 13 April 2021. Zarin is a Trustee of National Trust and chair of its Audit Committee.

On appointment, Zarin will become Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of both the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee.

About Pets at Home

Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK’s leading pet care business; our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very best advice, products, and care. Pet products are available online or from our 451 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small animal veterinary business, with 440 First Opinion practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations, as well as five Specialist Referral centres.

For more information: https://www.petsathome.com/

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