Matt Byrnes, Senior Vice President of Proprietary Brands and Sourcing, joined PetSmart in 2007 and has more than 15 years of manufacturing and retail experience. He has a deep operational understanding of the PetSmart business and has held various leadership roles during his tenure with the company including time in Store Operations, Supply Chain, Merchandise Planning and Allocation, Merchandising and Proprietary Brands. Matt also spent the last several years in Asia supporting PetSmart’s global sourcing efforts.

Matt graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts in Decision Sciences, and he later returned to earn an MBA from the university as well. He previously held a board of director role at Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development, and he and his wife are pet parents to Tegan, a 10-year-old Australian shepherd.