10 Petco IT leaders
Dennis Dee, Vice President Information Technology at Petco, leads this set of Petco IT leaders, whose titles cover infrastructure and operations, merchandising and supply chain systems, financial systems and technology portfolio governance. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Petco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bryan Harkins
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Cloud and Infrastructure Services · Petco
Bryan Harkins has been IT Director, Cloud and Infrastructure Services at Petco since August 2017 and was Manager, IT Engineering & Ops there from 2016 to 2017, based in San Diego, California. At Johnson & Johnson, Bryan Harkins was IT Manager, Global Operations (2015 to 2016) and Technology Manager, Core Data Center Operations (2011 to 2015).
Dennis Dee
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Petco
Dennis Dee has been Vice President Information Technology at Petco since July 2021 and was Director IT, Ecommerce Business Partner there from 2015 to 2021, based in San Diego, California. At Sony Electronics, Dennis Dee was eCommerce Platform Sr. Manager (2009 to 2015) and Web Tower Lead -- ISA (2012 to 2015).
Gina Herney
LinkedInExperience: Director, Financial Systems · Petco
Gina Herney has been Director, Financial Systems at Petco since February 2024, based in Ramona, California. At Petco, Gina Herney was also Senior Manager, Corporate Financial Systems (2023 to 2024), Manager Business Systems (2021 to 2023) and Infrastructure Project Manager (2017 to 2021), and the profile names PeopleSoft Financials among Gina Herney's systems experience.
Ken Blahetka
LinkedInExperience: Director, Distribution Center Support · Petco
Ken Blahetka has been Director, Distribution Center Support at Petco since May 2024, based in Joliet, Illinois. At Petco, Ken Blahetka was also Senior Manager Business Systems (2016 to 2024), Lead DC Systems administrator (2005 to 2011) and DC Systems Administrator - Midwest (1999 to 2005), and was WMS Support Manager at Tata Consultancy Services (2015 to 2017).
Keven Kemerling
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Merchandising and Supply Chain Systems · Petco
Keven Kemerling has been Vice President, Merchandising and Supply Chain Systems at Petco since July 2026, based in San Diego, California. At Petco, Keven Kemerling was also Sr. Director, Business Systems (2023 to 2026), Director, Business Process & Systems (2016 to 2023) and Manager, Merchandise Operations (2011 to 2016), and the profile names RELEX, Blue Yonder and Oracle Retail among the planning technologies Keven Kemerling has worked with.
Klodeta Abdoli
LinkedInExperience: Director, Technology Portfolio Management & Governance · Petco
Klodeta Abdoli has been Director, Technology Portfolio Management & Governance at Petco since April 2023 and was Technology Portfolio Manager - Digital Commerce there from 2020 to 2023, based in the San Diego area. Klodeta Abdoli was Technical Program & Portfolio Manager at VELOXIGO (2018 to 2020) and Product Manager (Technology & Global Security Solutions) at Verifone (2016 to 2019).
Mario Fernandez
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Infrastructure and Operations · Petco
Mario Fernandez has been Vice President, Infrastructure and Operations at Petco since July 2025, based in San Antonio, Texas. At Petco, Mario Fernandez was also Sr. Director, Infrastructure (2023 to 2025) and Director, IT Engineering & Operations (2019 to 2023), and was Cyber Security Engineer at Alion Science and Technology (2018 to 2019).
Rakesh Agarwal
LinkedInExperience: Director – Global Capability Center (GCC), Tech & Operations · Petco
Rakesh Agarwal has been Director – Global Capability Center (GCC), Tech & Operations at Petco since May 2026, based in Jaipur, India. Rakesh Agarwal was Lead Consultant at Infosys (2011 to 2026), Associate at Cognizant (2010 to 2011) and sr. software engg. at IGATE (2007 to 2010).
Stephanie Cronjé
LinkedInExperience: Former Former Senior Director IT, Supply Chain · Petco
Stephanie Cronjé is a former Senior Director IT, Supply Chain at Petco (May 2023 to April 2025), based in Peachtree City, Georgia. Stephanie Cronjé was Executive Director, Supply Chain Systems and Technologies at CVS Health (2020 to 2023) and Director, Global Supply Chain Design and Optimization at Ancestry (2015 to 2020).
William Choi
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, IT PCC Technology and Delivery · Petco
William Choi has been Vice President, IT PCC Technology and Delivery at Petco since May 2022, based in San Diego, California. The profile lists certifications as a Sun Certified Java Programmer and IBM WebSphere Commerce Developer, and specialties in IBM WebSphere Commerce, Java, J2EE and web services.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area, such as infrastructure and cloud, business and financial systems, distribution center support or portfolio governance, to the decision you face. Check each person's dates to judge how recent their view of the company's own IT is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your IT role at Petco, and why?
- 02How do you decide which retail and corporate systems to modernize first?
- 03What has your own work taught you about supporting distribution center and supply chain systems?
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