Betsy McLaughlin
Betsy McLaughlin is an American businesswoman who served as the CEO of Hot Topic from 2000 to 2011. She currently serves on consumer boards in the retail and restaurant sectors. Education McLaughlin was born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, California before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California, Irvine. Career Prior to Hot Topic, McLaughlin worked for Millers Outpost and The Broadway in finance, merchandising, and operations roles. McLaughlin joined Hot Topic as the vice president of operations in 1993 when the company was in its start up stage and had 15 stores. In 1996, prior to the company's IPO (NASDAQ:HOTT), she was promoted to senior vice president of merchandising and marketing. She became president in 1998. In 2000, McLaughlin succeeded Hot Topic founder Orv Madden as CEO of the company and was appointed to the board of directors. In 2001, McLaughlin founded the second H ...
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