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Katie Seawell has been named Chief Marketing Officer at Trupanion, where she will lead global marketing and sales with a mandate to accelerate sustainable growth, build an iconic and trusted brand, and expand adoption of pet medical insurance — positioning it as an essential part of responsible pet ownership. In this role, she will oversee brand, growth, lifecycle, product and partner marketing, communications, insights, and marketing operations, connecting brand and commercial strategy to drive Trupanion's next chapter of growth.

Seawell brings more than 20 years of marketing and commercial leadership across founder-led, high-growth, and Fortune 500 brands. She most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer of Insomnia Cookies, and previously as Chief Marketing Officer and then Chief Commercial Officer of Bowery Farming. Earlier in her career, she spent 14 years at Starbucks in senior marketing and retai leadership roles. Seawell holds an MBA from the University of Denver and a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.