MediaAlpha, Inc. 8-K

What Happened MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) filed a Form 8-K on May 18, 2026 reporting that on May 15, 2026 the Board appointed Lauren StClair to fill a Class I director vacancy and named her to the company’s Audit Committee. Ms. StClair’s appointment is accompanied by standard non-employee director compensation and an indemnification agreement in substantially the same form as those for other directors.

Ms. StClair joins MediaAlpha after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Slice Technologies, Inc. since March 2025. She was CFO of NerdWallet, Inc. from December 2020 to March 2025 and held several senior finance roles at eBay, Inc. from 2007 to 2020, including CFO of eBay North America. She holds a B.S. from Stanford and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Key Details

• Appointment effective May 15, 2026; Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026.
• Named to the company’s Audit Committee.
• Compensation: will follow MediaAlpha’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy; indemnification agreement to be entered.
• Company disclosed no arrangements, family relationships, or reportable related-party interests involving Ms. StClair.

Why It Matters This is a governance update that adds an experienced finance executive and former public-company CFO to MediaAlpha’s board and Audit Committee, potentially strengthening financial oversight and reporting expertise. The appointment involves standard non-employee director pay and an indemnification agreement, and the company disclosed no conflicts or related-party issues in the filing.