Destination XL Group, Inc. announced that Dara Pauker joined the organization as Chief Operating Officer on January 27, 2023. Ms. Pauker brings over 20 years of strategy and leadership experience, with a particular emphasis on growth initiatives, and has been working with the Company on a long-range strategic growth plan as a consultant since December, 2021. Reporting to Ms. Pauker will be the Chief Stores Officer, Chief Merchandising Officer, SVP Global Sourcing, and SVP Technology.

Prior to joining DXL, Ms. Pauker operated her own consultancy, through which she has held many interim GM roles and advised public and private retail companies and investors in retail on a broad array of topics related to defining and executing growth strategy. Prior to launching her consultancy, Ms. Pauker held a number of senior roles in strategy and general management including President and General Manager of ghd, North America and as CEO, North America, for Custo Barcelona. Ms. Pauker also held executive roles at Liz Claiborne, Inc. and The Jones Group.

She began her career at Bain & Company. Ms. Pauker has a Masters of Business Administration, Strategic Management and Marketing, from the Wharton School and an A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard University. She also currently serves as a Success Coach in Columbia Business School's Chief Marketing Officer Certificate Program.