Herman Nell is Vice President Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for PETCO, a multi-billion dollar pet specialty retail leader, with more than 1000 stores in all 50 states across the U.S.
Mr. Nell joined PETCO in 2008 as a senior business executive, bringing more than twenty years of global management experience in the fields of information technology, accounting and finance, as well as extensive experience in large-scale enterprise systems transformations.

Before joining PETCO, he most recently served as Executive Vice President and CIO for School Specialty Inc., a consumer goods supplier to the education and retail industries based in Greenville, WI. Previously, he held the same position at FISKARS Brands, Inc. Also held were senior roles in information technology at Motorola and the Medusa Corporation, and was a principal consultant for Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Nell is a founding member of the Technology Leadership Forum of the Retail Industry Leadership Association. He earned a master's degree in business economics from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.