On June 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of Avalara, Inc. increased the size of the Board from nine to eleven members and filled the vacancies created by such increase. The Board appointed retired Lieutenant General Bruce Crawford effective July 1, 2021, to serve as a Class II director until the Company's 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the 2022 Annual Meeting") or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Crawford was also appointed to serve as a member of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective July 1, 2021. The Board also appointed Srinivas Tallapragada, effective July 1, 2021, to serve as a Class I director until the 2022 Annual Meeting or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Tallapragada was also appointed to serve as a member of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective July 1, 2021. Tallapragada is president and chief engineering officer of Salesforce. Prior to Salesforce, he held multiple leadership roles at Oracle and SAP. Crawford is senior vice president for strategic development, growth, and sales at Jacobs. Prior to joining Jacobs, Crawford served in the United States Army for 34 years, including his final position as the Army's chief information officer, the principal enterprise IT and cybersecurity policy advisor to the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff.