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Karen Hartje was appointed as a director in March 2023 and was also appointed to the Company’s Audit Committee and Credit Risk Committee. Ms. Hartje has served as Chief Financial Officer of Sezzle, Inc., since April 2018. From April 2016 until joining Sezzle, Ms. Hartje operated her own financial consulting business, Grand Group LLC. Prior to her own financial consulting business, Ms. Hartje occupied finance and credit management roles at Bluestem Brand. Ms. Hartje started her career with KPMG and has held senior leadership positions at US Bank and Lenders Trust. Ms. Hartje has served on the not-for-profit board of Saint Paul Figure Skating Club, Inc. since 2015, and was previously a member of the board of Upworks from 2016 to 2018. Ms. Hartje has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Minnesota and was a certified public accountant.