Trupanion, Inc. announced the appointment of Paulette Dodson, former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Alight, Inc., PetSmart Inc., and Sara Lee Corporation, and Elizabeth ?Betsy? McLaughlin, former Chief Executive Officer of Hot Topic, to the Company?s Board of Directors. As part of the Board?s ongoing refreshment, five directors have been appointed in the past six years.

In light of the addition of these two new qualified directors, Michael Doak, who has served as a director since 2014, notified the Company that he will be transitioning off of the Company?s Board of Directors and his service will cease following the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the ?Annual Meeting?). Ms. Dodson is a highly experienced legal, strategic, and operational executive who most recently served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Alight, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Dodson served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of PetSmart, Inc., where she guided the Board and company through major corporate transactions and change. Previously, Ms. Dodson was General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Counsel for North America at CPG company Sara Lee Corporation, and Assistant General Counsel of publishing at the Tribune Company.

Ms. Dodson currently serves as a member of the boards of directors for Bark, Inc. and Portillo?s Inc. a public restaurant chain. She holds a BA from City College of New York and JD from Cornell Law School. Ms. McLaughlin served as the CEO of Hot Topic Inc., a public teen-oriented clothing chain, from 2000 to 2011, and has since been a member of the boards of directors for multiple private companies in the consumer sector, and since 2017, for Bark, Inc., a public company that specializes in dog toys, treats and meal plans.

Prior to this, Ms. McLaughlin served in various leadership roles of ascending responsibility at Hot Topic, including president from 1999 to 2000, senior vice president of merchandising and marketing from 1996 to 2000, and vice president of operations from 1993 to 1996. Prior to Hot Topic, Ms. McLaughlin held positions in merchandising, operations and finance at Miller's Outpost and The Broadway. Ms. McLaughlin has a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of California at Irvine, and she was a member of the Board of Advisors and Executive Committee of the UCLA Anderson School for 17 years.