TherapeuticsMD Further Strengthens Board with Appointment of New Independent Director

On behalf of the Board of Directors of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (NASDAQ: TXMD), an innovative, leading women’s healthcare company, Chairman Tommy G. Thompson today announced the appointment of Karen L. Ling to the Company’s Board of Directors.

“We are excited to welcome Karen to the TherapeuticsMD Board of Directors. Karen is an accomplished executive with experience leading the human resources functions at a variety of companies and has spent the majority of her career in women’s health,” said former Governor and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Thompson. “We believe that Karen’s skill set will further complement our Board of Directors and our Company’s recent transformation into a commercial organization.”

“I'm delighted to be joining the Board of Directors of TherapeuticsMD. With its mission to improve the health and welfare of women, TherapeuticsMD brings much needed innovation and investment to the women’s healthcare market. This appointment also has special meaning for me. I built my career at Wyeth, Merck and Allergan when those companies had significant women's healthcare presences,” said Ms. Ling. “With TherapeuticsMD, I join a company dedicated to women’s healthcare and developing products with large, undervalued market opportunities. I look forward to working with the Board and management team.”

Ms. Ling is an accomplished human resources executive with more than 25 years of pharmaceutical experience. Ms. Ling joined American International Group, Inc. (AIG) as its Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in July 2019 and is responsible for aligning AIG’s talent strategy with the company’s long-term strategic, operational and financial objectives. She oversees all aspects of human capital management, including talent development, talent acquisition, training, compensation and benefits, and diversity and inclusion. Ms. Ling joined AIG from Allergan plc, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2015 to 2019. Prior to its acquisition of Allergan, Ms. Ling was Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer at Actavis plc. Previously Ms. Ling was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Merck Global Human Health and Merck Consumer Care. Prior to that role, she was Vice President of Global Compensation and Benefits at Merck. Prior to its acquisition by Merck, she was Group Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Schering-Plough. Ms. Ling also spent 14 years at Wyeth in various positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President of Employee Benefits and Compensation. Prior to joining Wyeth, she practiced corporate law with Goldstein and Manello, P.C. in Boston. Ms. Ling holds a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Yale University.