On November 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of Viavi Solutions Inc., in accordance with Article III of the Company's Bylaws, fixed by resolution the number of directors of the Board at ten (10) members and, in connection with the newly created vacancy, appointed Douglas Gilstrap as an independent director of the Company and to serve on the Company's compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee ”), effective immediately. Following his appointment, Mr. Gilstrap will serve until the 2023 annual meeting of VIAVI stockholders (the “2023 Meeting”) or until his earlier resignation or removal. Since 2014, Mr. Gilstrap has served as a Venture Partner at TCV and Senior Industrial Advisor at EQT.

From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Gilstrap worked at Ericsson as the Global Head of Strategy. Mr. Gilstrap has worked for twenty-five years in a variety of roles in operations, sales, finance, IPR, mergers and acquisitions and strategy within the telecommunication, software and technology industries. He began his career in accounting with the firms Arthur Andersen and KPMG Peat Marwick.

Mr. Gilstrap earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Richmond and a Master of Business Administration from Emory University. Effective as of November 20, 2022, the Board appointed Laura Black as Chair of the Corporate Development Committee. Ms. Black joined the Board in February 2018 and has served on the Corporate Development Committee since 2018 and the Governance Committee since 2020.

In connection with her role as Chair of the Corporate Development Committee, she will be entitled to the Company's standard director compensation as described above.