10 Petco regional operations leaders
Market director, regional director of hospital operations and vice president of vet field operations are among the roles held today by these ten Petco regional operations leaders, who run Petco stores and veterinary operations across markets and regions. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Petco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aldo Sanchez
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director Hospital Operations · Petco
Aldo Sanchez has been Regional Director Hospital Operations at Petco since October 2021, and the listing places them in Simpsonville, South Carolina. They were Field Director at Banfield Pet Hospital (2013–2021), Regional General Manager at Luxottica (2011–2013) and District Manager at CVS Health (2002–2011).
Ernesto Vasquez
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director Of Operations at Vetco Total Care · Petco
Ernesto Vasquez has been Regional Director Of Operations at Vetco Total Care at Petco since April 2022, and their profile describes the job as multi state operations. They were Director Of Operations at Thrive Pet Healthcare (2019–2022) and Learning and Development Manager at Thrive Affordable Vet Care (2017–2019).
Garrett Trawick
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Vet Field Operations · Petco
Garrett Trawick has been Vice President of Vet Field Operations at Petco since February 2023, and the listing places them in Sarasota, Florida. They were Head of Vet Services Operations (2021–2023) and Director, Vetco Operations (2017–2021) at Petco, and SVP Operations at PawsPlus (2010–2014).
Laura Thompson
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Petco
Laura Thompson has been Market Director at Petco since September 2024, and the listing also shows a Territory Director Sales Development role there from July 2021. They were Director of Sales and Operations at Wireless Vision (2020–2021) and Senior Regional Director, VP at Ashley Furniture Homestores (2016–2017).
Lucinda Van Horn
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Petco
Lucinda Van Horn has been Market Director at Petco since September 2024, a role the highlight places across Austin, Houston, San Antonio and the Texas border. The listing also shows a Regional Sales Development Manager role at Petco from March 2022, and they were a District Manager (2020–2022) and General Manager there.
Mary Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Petco
Mary Johnson has been Market Director at Petco since September 2024, and the listing places them in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. They were District Manager (2020–2024), Market Manager (2017–2018) and Store Manager (2014–2017) at Petco, and their headline reads Market Director.
Ricardo Abelard
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Petco
Ricardo Abelard has been Market Director at Petco since April 2025. They were Flagship District General Manager (2020–2025), District Services Leader (2018–2020), Market leader (2018) and Store leader (2015–2018) at Petco, and their headline also names a PRG Co-Chair role.
Robert Jeroszko
LinkedInExperience: Market General Manager, Sr. Director · Petco
Robert Jeroszko has been Market General Manager, Sr. Director at Petco since August 2023, a role the highlight places in Florida, and their headline reads Market Director - Petco. They were Market General Manager, Director (2020–2023), District General Manager (2015–2020) and Store General Manager (2012–2015) at Petco.
Scott Jacobek
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Petco
Scott Jacobek has been Market Director at Petco since October 2024, and the listing places them in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. They were a District Manager at Petco (2020–2024 and 2005–2016), a Regional Animal Care and Education Leader there (2016) and a District Manager at Party City (2016–2020).
Scott Whitmer
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Hospital Operations - West Region · Petco
Scott Whitmer has been Regional Director of Hospital Operations - West Region at Petco since October 2019, and their headline reads Regional Director of Vet Services - West Region Operations at Petco. They were Field Director, Banfield Pet Hospital (2011–2019), and the listing places them in Los Angeles.
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Match the person's title to the part of the business behind your question, since the roles here include both retail market leadership and veterinary operations. Consider how recently each person took the role, because a leader new to a market and one who has run it for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your market or region?
- 02How do you decide where to spend your time across the locations and people you are responsible for?
- 03What from your earlier roles still shapes how you lead a region?
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