MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Pet Resort Hospitality Group (“PRHG”), a leader in the pet services industry, announced today that it has appointed Jason Duffy to serve as Chief Executive Officer.
Jason joins PRHG as a seasoned operating executive with wide-ranging multi-site consumer services and pet resort leadership experience. Prior to joining PRHG, Jason served as VP of Resort Operations for Pet Paradise, a privately-held pet resort business with over 55 locations nationwide. Prior to that, Jason served in executive and leadership roles at Clear, Walmart, and Meijer. He is also a Six Sigma Black Belt and an avid dog trainer.
PRHG was formed in early 2023 and has since partnered with 6 leading pet resort brands across the country. Currently with 17 locations, 600+ staff members, and over 1,700 daily pet visits, PRHG is one of the largest pet services businesses in the country. With Jason at the helm, PRHG continues to take steps towards establishing itself as the premier pet services platform in the United States and the partner of choice for pet daycare and boarding owners.
Jason commented, “I’m thrilled to be leading such a talented and diverse team of pet resort owners, all of whom have built incredible businesses and trusted PRHG as partners. When Trivest and the founders of PRHG shared their vision, which is focused on quality of care, partnership, support, and growth, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. I love working with pets and the people who care for them. We believe that we will establish ourselves as the most trusted brand in pet care, and we have all of the pieces necessary to make that happen.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Jason to PRHG and the Trivest family,” added Brian Connell, Partner at Trivest. “He has deep industry experience and is a seasoned leader who understands our customers and cares about the wellbeing of their pets. His leadership style is unique, and his background and demeanor is well aligned with the awesome founders and employees of PRHG. Jason is well-equipped to lead this group as they work together for the future of PRHG.” Eyal Cohen, co-founder and Chief Development Officer at PRHG, added, “It was important to me that whoever joined PRHG as CEO had experience working with pets and growing brands nationally. Jason has a tremendous background, and I’ve already seen the positive response to his leadership across our locations.”
Azhar Quader, co-founder and Executive Chairman at PRHG, commented: “I’ve worked with countless CEOs over my career as an investor. When hiring a leader, I look for high emotional intelligence, deep industry expertise and leadership experience, and a history of winning. Jason has all of that and more, and I’m confident we’ve found the right leader to drive us forward.”
About Pet Resort Hospitality Group
Pet Resort Hospitality Group is a provider of pet services including daycare, boarding, grooming, and training. PRHG is led by a management team with a lengthy track record of successful private equity transactions, with recent success in the animal companion space. Each business within the PRHG family benefits from the experience of the PRHG leadership team in areas such as acquisition planning and integration, growth planning and strategic tactics, brand and technology unification, scalable resources and support, and back-office management. The Company is currently pursuing strategic add-on acquisitions of pet services businesses throughout the United States. To learn more, visit www.petresorts.love.
About Trivest
Trivest Partners LP, headquartered in Miami, with a presence in Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto, is a private investment firm that focuses exclusively on the support and growth of founder-led and family-owned businesses in the United States and Canada in both control and non-control transactions. To learn more, visit www.trivest.com
About Queens Court Capital Management
Queens Court Capital Management is a special situations control oriented private equity firm building on a successful track record as an independent sponsor. Over the past few years Queens Court has deployed over $200 million in equity capital across several proprietary platforms in the middle market and has successfully realized results putting it in the top percentile of independent sponsors. By incorporating the best practices from being an operator, investor and entrepreneur, Queens Court has generated significant value creation for its investor base including successful exits, partial sales, and dividend recapitalizations across portfolio companies. To learn more, visit www.queenscourtcap.com
