Petco Health and Wellness climbs after appointing CEO

Five Below

17/07/2024 23:03

** Shares of Petco Health and Wellness  WOOF.O  up 3.2% at
$3.85 in extended trading
    ** Animal health products maker names discount store
operator Five Below's  FIVE.O  former CEO Joel Anderson as its
new CEO, effective July 29
    ** WOOF says Michael Mohan, currently the interim CEO, will
chair a new board committee focused on company's ongoing value
creation initiatives
    ** Anderson, who had stepped down as FIVE's CEO on Tuesday,
previously also served as CEO of Walmart.com  WMT.N  for three
years before joining FIVE 
    ** As of last close, WOOF's stock had risen ~18% YTD
    
   

 (Reporting by Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru)
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