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Arista said its Board increased the size of the Board to 9 members on March 14, 2025 and appointed Greg Lavender as an independent director, effective immediately. He was also appointed to the Audit Committee, effective immediately.

8-KDeparture or Appointment of Directors or Certain OfficersFiled Mar 17, 2025Period of report Mar 14, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 16, 2026

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Arista said its Board increased the size of the Board to 9 members on March 14, 2025 and appointed Greg Lavender as an independent director, effective immediately. He was also appointed to the Audit Committee, effective immediately.
The company said Mr. Lavender will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. Dr. Lavender, 64, has served as Chief Technology Officer of Intel Corporation since November 2023. Previously, he served at VMware as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
Arista said Dr. Lavender receives the company's standard non-employee director compensation and will not receive an additional award at the time of the annual stockholder meeting. He will receive an additional restricted stock unit grant equal to the pro rata portion of the standard non-employee director award for his services from now until the annual stockholder meeting. He is also expected to enter into Arista's standard indemnification agreement.
Arista said John McCool will step down as Chief Platform Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations effective April 7, 2025, and will remain with the company as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. The company said his decision was not the result of any disagreement with Arista. Alex Rose and Mike Kappus will assume responsibility for managing the hardware engineering team and the manufacturing team, respectively.

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Greg Lavender Appointed to Board; Board Expanded to 9 Members

Arista said its Board increased the size of the Board to 9 members on March 14, 2025 and appointed Greg Lavender as an independent director, effective immediately. He was also appointed to the Audit Committee, effective immediately.

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Lavender's Term and Background

The company said Mr. Lavender will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. Dr. Lavender, 64, has served as Chief Technology Officer of Intel Corporation since November 2023. Previously, he served at VMware as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

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Lavender's Director Compensation Terms

Arista said Dr. Lavender receives the company's standard non-employee director compensation and will not receive an additional award at the time of the annual stockholder meeting. He will receive an additional restricted stock unit grant equal to the pro rata portion of the standard non-employee director award for his services from now until the annual stockholder meeting. He is also expected to enter into Arista's standard indemnification agreement.

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John McCool Steps Down; Duties Transferred

Arista said John McCool will step down as Chief Platform Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations effective April 7, 2025, and will remain with the company as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. The company said his decision was not the result of any disagreement with Arista. Alex Rose and Mike Kappus will assume responsibility for managing the hardware engineering team and the manufacturing team, respectively.

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