Arista appoints Greg Lavender to board; Chief Platform Officer John McCool to step down April 7

Arista Networks, Inc.

Greg Lavender (Intel CTO) appointed as independent director, Board expanded to 9 members, effective immediately.
Lavender appointed to Audit Committee; receives standard non-employee director compensation plus pro-rata RSU.
John McCool to step down as CPO & SVP Engineering/Operations effective April 7, 2025; will become senior advisor to CEO.
McCool to take personal leave of absence; no disagreement with Arista; expects to return after leave.
Alex Rose (VP Hardware Eng) and Mike Kappus (AVP Manufacturing) will assume McCool's responsibilities.

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Greg Lavender

independent director

ANET · Arista Networks, Inc.

Effective: 2025-03-14
Filed: March 17, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

On March 14, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Arista Networks, Inc. (“Arista”) increased the size of the Board to nine members and appointed Greg Lavender to serve as an independent member of Arista’s Board, effective immediately.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Greg Lavender was appointed as independent director at Arista Networks, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: independent director

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On March 14, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Arista Networks, Inc. (“Arista”) increased the size of the Board to nine members and appointed Greg Lavender to serve as an independent member of Arista’s Board, effective immediately.

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