---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001040130-26-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PETS"
cik: "0001040130"
company_name: "PETMED EXPRESS INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-21T12:35:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-21T12:40:22.167162+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PetMed Express appoints Tamar Elkeles as independent director, board expands to 5

## Summary
- Tamar Elkeles, PhD appointed independent director effective Sept 17, 2026; board expands from 4 to 5 members.
- Will serve on Compensation & Human Capital and Governance & Nominating Committees; press release names her Chair of Compensation & Human Capital.
- Over 30 yrs experience; ex-Chief Learning & Talent Officer at Qualcomm (1992-2015), scaling revenue from $100M to $25B.
- Compensation under Non-Employee Director Compensation Program; standard indemnification agreement to be entered.
- Appointment follows recent executive leadership transition; Jeff Willard named CEO and President.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001040130-26-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PETS
- cik: 0001040130
- company_name: PETMED EXPRESS INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-21T12:35:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013026000047/0001040130-26-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013026000047/pets-20260915.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-26-000047
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-26-000047.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-26-000047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tamar Elkeles was appointed as Director at PETMED EXPRESS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 15, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PetMed Express, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Tamar Elkeles, Ph.D., to serve as a director of the Company effective as of September 17, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013026000047/0001040130-26-000047-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.