Evolus Announces Appointment of Albert G. White III to Board of Directors

Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EOLS), a performance beauty company with a focus on building an aesthetic portfolio of consumer brands, today announced the appointment of Albert G. White III, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cooper Companies, Inc. to the Evolus Board of Directors, effective July 1. Mr. White will also serve as a member of Evolus' Compensation Committee.

"We are pleased to welcome Al White to the Evolus Board," said Vik Malik, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "Al's extensive leadership experience, industry knowledge, and proven track record of building a leading medical technology company will be a valuable resource as Evolus embarks on a path from a single-product aesthetics company to a multi-product performance beauty innovator. His expertise will help Evolus further its strategy and aid in our focus on delivering long-term shareholder value."

Mr. White commented, "I am honored to join the Evolus Board of Directors at such a pivotal moment in the company's history. The company's flagship product, Jeuveau^®, together with its millennial consumer focus and direct-to-consumer digital strategy, is gaining significant traction in the medical aesthetics industry, and its pipeline of filler products will complement the neurotoxin offering."

Mr. White has served as President & Chief Executive Officer of The Cooper Companies, Inc., branded CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO), a leading global medical device company in contact lenses, fertility, and women's health, since May 2018. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer from November 2016 until his appointment as CEO and he also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, positions he held from December 2015 and July 2011, respectively. From August 2015 to May 2018, Mr. White also directed The Cooper Companies, Inc. women's healthcare business and served as Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Medical Inc., the parent company to CooperSurgical. Previously, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations from November 2007 through March 2013 and as Vice President and Treasurer from April 2006 through December 2012. Prior to joining The Cooper Companies, Inc., Mr. White was a Director with KeyBanc Capital Markets for three years and held a number of leadership positions within KeyBank National Association over the prior eight years.

Following these changes, Evolus' Board of Directors will be composed of seven directors, six of whom are independent.

About Evolus, Inc.

Evolus (NASDAQ:EOLS) is a global performance beauty company evolving the aesthetic neurotoxin market for the next generation of beauty consumers through its unique, customer-centric business model and innovative digital platform. Our mission is to become a global, multi-product aesthetics company based on our flagship product, Jeuveau^® (prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs), the first and only neurotoxin dedicated exclusively to aesthetics and manufactured in a state-of-the-art facility using Hi-Pure™ technology. Evolus is expanding its product portfolio having entered into a definitive agreement to be the exclusive U.S. distributor of Evolysse™, and the exclusive distributor in Europe of Estyme^®, a line of unique dermal fillers currently in late-stage development. Visit us at www.evolus.com, and follow us on  LinkedIn, X, Instagram or Facebook.

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Jeuveau^® and Nuceiva^®, are registered trademarks and Evolysse^™ is a trademark of Evolus, Inc.

Hi-Pure^™ is a trademark of Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.

Estyme^® is a trademark of Symatese Aesthetics S.A.S.

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