Avalara Names Sydney Carey as Chief Financial Officer and Karyn Smith as Chief Legal Officer
Position
Executive Vice President
Company
Avalara
Description
Avalara has appointed Sydney Carey as EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Karyn Smith as EVP, Chief Legal Officer to strengthen its executive team. This move aims to support the increasing global demand for Avalara's AI-powered tax compliance software solutions.
Quick answer
Avalara Names Sydney Carey as Chief Financial Officer and Karyn Smith as Chief Legal Officer (April 30, 2025). Avalara is based in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
- Who is the new Executive Vice President at Avalara?
- Avalara named Karyn Smith Executive Vice President, announced April 30, 2025.
- What did Avalara announce on April 30, 2025?
- Avalara has appointed Sydney Carey as EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Karyn Smith as EVP, Chief Legal Officer to strengthen its executive team. This move aims to support the increasing global demand for Avalara's AI-powered tax compliance software solutions.
- What does Avalara do?
- Avalara is the agentic tax and compliance leader.
- Where is Avalara based?
- Avalara is based in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- OpenWeb (March 17, 2025), TechnoMile (April 29, 2025), Vonage Holdings (April 29, 2025) and Newforma (April 29, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Avalara.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
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Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- OpenWeb Appoints Jim Daily as Chief Executive Officer (March 17, 2025)
- TechnoMile Appoints Grahm Hawkes as Vice President of Finance (April 29, 2025)
- Vonage Appoints Christophe Van de Weyer as President and Head of Business Unit API (April 29, 2025)
- Newforma Appoints Peter Cannone as Chief Executive Officer (April 29, 2025)
- MongoDB Appoints Mike Berry as Chief Financial Officer (April 28, 2025)
- Salsify Appoints Lisa Schrumpf as Chief Commercial Officer (April 23, 2025)
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