Donald E. Beaver joined PetSmart as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in May 2005. Prior to joining PetSmart, he was employed by H.E. Butt Grocery Company, where he held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer starting in 1999. Prior to that, he served fourteen years at Allied Signal Aerospace, Inc. in various information systems leadership roles, the last being the Chief Information Officer for the after-market support division. In January 2014, Mr. Beaver announced that he will retire from his position in April 2014.
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