PetSmart has appointed Paulette Dodson as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president.

Dodson joins PetSmart with over 25 years of legal experience. She most recently served as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president at Sara Lee.

Before joining Sara Lee, Dodson spent 14 years at the Tribune Company, the parent company of the Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times. From 1992 until 2000, she served as counsel for publishing and from 2000 to 2007 she served as assistant general counsel for publishing.

Earlier in her career, Dodson held roles at Inland Steel as an operations attorney, and at Dorsey & Whitney as a corporate finance associate.