What Happened?
Markham, ON-based Pet Valu Promoted Heather Benson as Director of Human Resources
About the Company
We`re Canada`s largest pet retailer and growing with over 500 locations. At Pet Valu, we`re Pet Experts, and we`re pet lovers, too. Pet Valu offers a comprehensive rewards program to our employees including an employee discount program, an RRSP program for all employees, special offers on events and services, and a social committee to promote some fun at work. Full-time employees receive employer-paid group health benefits, a tuition reimbursement program, flexible work hours and time-off programs that help balance personal life with work. Pet Valu is a specialty retailer of pet food, treats, toys and accessories with stores located throughout Canada and the U.S. Our stores operate under the names Pet Valu®, Paulmac’s Pet Food® and Bosley’s, and together comprise the largest retail operation in Canada dedicated to providing families with food and supplies for dogs, cats, companion birds, wild birds, fish, reptiles and small animals. Pet Valu offers over 7,000 products, including holistic, national and premium brands of pet foods and treats as well as a wide selection of essential and innovative pet supplies for all budgets, purchased from over 200 suppliers in 11 countries. We pride ourselves on being pet experts and we want to use our knowledge and experience to help you find the right nutrition and other solutions for your pets. Most of our stores are involved in their community, teaming up with animal rescues and adoption programs, and fundraising for animal shelters. In the past five years we have fundraised $7.12 million for North American animal rescue charities and helped 9,310 deserving pets to find their forever homes! We work with animal rescues and shelters to host adoption special events at most of our stores, in addition to the 80+ locations with on-site adoption programs.
About the Person
Heather Benson is Director of Human Resources at Pet Valu. Previously, Heather held various senior HR leadership roles in the industry.
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