Petco Exec Nicholas Konat Appointed President and COO of Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, recently announced that Nicholas Konat has been appointed as president and chief operating officer of the company, effective March 21, 2022. Konat has most recently served as chief merchandising officer at Petco Health and Wellness Company, a leading brand in the US pet care industry. At Sprouts, Konat will oversee the company’s operations, marketing, merchandising and innovation functions and report to Jack Sinclair, chief executive officer.

“I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Nick to the Sprouts executive leadership team,” said Sinclair. “Nick’s deep-rooted merchandising and product innovation experience with preeminent retail brands will help to propel our company forward as we continue to execute on our strategic plan.”

Konat joined Petco in 2015 and prior to his appointment as chief merchandising officer in 2018, served as vice president of private brands and merchandising and senior vice president – general manager. Prior to joining Petco, Konat served as director of food merchandise planning at Target Corporation, capping a more than nine-year career at Target where he held a range of merchandising, planning and leadership roles across the food and fashion categories. Konat also spent six years with Accenture plc, a multinational professional services company. Konat holds an honors bachelor’s degree in political science and government from St. John’s University.

“I am honored to join Sprouts and look forward to working with the team as we continue to profitably grow by fulfilling our mission of providing healthy living options for less to more people,” said Konat. “Sprouts pioneered making healthy food affordable 20 years ago, and I hope to build on this foundation by serving our customers, making lasting positive changes to the company and improving access to fresh, natural and organic foods as we expand across the country.”