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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Interim Principal Financial Officer
As previously reported, David Reeder notified Chewy, Inc. (the “Company”) that he would be resigning from his position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, effective as of a date to be determined, to return to the semiconductor industry as a Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Reeder notified the Company that his resignation will be effective as of July 3, 2025. On July 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the appointment of William Billings as the Company’s principal financial officer on an interim basis, effective as of the same date. Mr. Billings will also continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer.
Mr. Billings, age 49, serves as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, a position he has held since August 2024. Previously, Mr. Billings served as the Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of GlobalFoundries, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, from November 2021 until July 2024, where he was responsible for overseeing global finance and accounting operations. Prior to that, Mr. Billings was Vice President of Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer at Coursera, Inc., an online course provider, from August 2021 to November 2021. Mr. Billings previously served as the Global Corporate Controller of Airbnb, Inc., an online marketplace for lodging and tourism activities, from July 2019 to August 2021 and the Vice President of Finance and Global Controller at World Fuel Services Corporation, an energy, commodities and services company, from November 2015 to July 2019. Mr. Billings also served in controllership roles for both General Electric Company from November 2013 to October 2015 and McDermott International Ltd. from June 2010 to November 2013. Mr. Billings has served as a director of Knightscope, Inc. since February 2024, and of Sucro Sourcing LLC since May 2024. Mr. Billings is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Southern University A&M and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University.
Mr. Billings’ appointment as interim principal financial officer was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There are no familial relationships or related party transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Items 401(d) or 404(a) of Regulation S-K in connection with his appointment.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CHEWY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 9, 2025 | By: | /s/ Da-Wai Hu | ||||
| Da-Wai Hu | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||