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Dana Duman joins Fortive as Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition. September 10, 2026 Dana Duman has joined Fortive as Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, taking on a senior leadership role focused on strengthening the company's global talent acquisition function as it enters its next phase of growth. Duman brings approximately 20 years of experience across global talent acquisition, recruiting operations, workforce strategy, employer branding, analytics, technology and AI-enabled recruiting. Her career has focused on building and scaling talent acquisition organisations, improving recruiting operations and developing strategies aligned with broader business and workforce priorities. Before joining Fortive, Duman served as Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Avalara. She joined Avalara in 2024 as Director of Global TA Programs and Operations before taking on the global talent acquisition leadership role. During her time at the company, she was responsible for global talent acquisition initiatives and worked with teams across the organisation to strengthen recruiting operations and capabilities. Duman's experience at Avalara included work on talent acquisition processes, recruiting technology, data-driven strategies and operational improvements. Her leadership also extended to building strong talent acquisition teams and supporting hiring programmes across different functions and markets. Public posts from her time at Avalara show her involvement in recognising and developing members of the company's global talent acquisition organisation. Prior to Avalara, Duman spent more than four years at Western Union, where she served as Head of Global Talent Acquisition Enablement, Technology and Agile Recruiting. Her responsibilities covered areas including talent acquisition enablement, executive recruitment, employer branding and technology integration. She also held a leadership role at Paradox as Talent Acquisition Solutions Architect Leader for Global Enterprise. Earlier in her career, Duman served as Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone and as Director of Talent Acquisition at Aimco. These roles added experience in building talent acquisition functions, recruitment operations and employer-branding initiatives to her professional background. At Fortive, Duman will lead the company's global Talent Acquisition function. Her mandate will include building a modern, high-performing talent acquisition organisation and strengthening the experience of candidates, hiring leaders and the wider business. Her appointment comes with experience in the use of technology and data to modernise recruiting operations. Duman's career has included work across recruiting technology, analytics, workforce strategy and agile recruiting, areas that have increasingly become part of how global organisations approach talent acquisition. Duman's move to Fortive follows her departure from Avalara, where she recently marked the end of her tenure. In a LinkedIn post, she described her time at Avalara as a chapter she was grateful for and highlighted the people, collaboration and work involved during her tenure. She said she was looking forward to an exciting new chapter after taking some time to recharge with her family. With her appointment as Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, Duman will now oversee Fortive's global talent acquisition efforts, bringing nearly two decades of experience across recruiting leadership, technology, workforce strategy and organisational talent programmes to the role. - Advertisement -

Avalara Appoints Hauke Stehr as Director for DACH to Accelerate Growth in a Transformational Compliance Era. EQS-News: Avalara, Inc. / Key word(s): Personnel Avalara Appoints Hauke Stehr as Director for DACH to Accelerate Growth in a Transformational Compliance Era 29.07.2026 / 11:05 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Stehr brings deep enterprise software and go-to-market leadership experience to one of Avalara's most strategic global markets MUNICH, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Avalara, Inc., the agentic AI leader in global tax and compliance, today announced the appointment of Hauke Stehr as Director for the DACH region. In this role, Stehr will lead Avalara's growth strategy across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, helping businesses navigate evolving tax and compliance requirements. Stehr joins Avalara at a pivotal moment for businesses across Europe, as governments accelerate the shift toward digital tax reporting and electronic invoicing. Germany's phased rollout of mandatory B2B e-invoicing and the European Union's VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) initiative are reshaping how organizations manage tax, invoicing, reporting, and cross-border compliance. For enterprises operating in the DACH region, modernizing compliance processes has become a strategic business priority. "The DACH region represents one of Avalara's most important growth markets globally," said Greg Chapman, EVP, AvaTax General Management at Avalara. "As regulatory requirements become more complex and digital reporting obligations expand, businesses need trusted technology partners to help them navigate change. Hauke brings the ideal combination of enterprise leadership, operational expertise, and entrepreneurial drive to help customers succeed in this new environment." Stehr has more than two decades of leadership experience across high-growth technology companies and global enterprises. Throughout his career, he has built and scaled go-to-market organizations, launched new markets, led international teams, and worked in global companies including PayPal and Schindler. "The opportunity in the DACH region is significant," said Stehr. "As regulatory complexity continues to increase, organizations are looking for smarter, more scalable ways to manage tax and compliance. Avalara's global expertise, coupled with our accelerating growth in the region, provides a strong foundation for helping customers modernize their compliance operations, reduce risk, and support long-term growth." About Avalara Avalara is the agentic AI platform for global tax and compliance. For more than two decades, Avalara has built one of the most expansive libraries of tax content and integrations in the industry, processing more than 54 billion transactions annually and supporting millions of businesses worldwide. The company's purpose-built AI agents automate end-to-end compliance with greater precision, from tax calculations and return filings to exemption certificate management and beyond. For more information, visit Avalara.com. 29.07.2026 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by EQS News - a service of EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The EQS Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. View original content: EQS News 2373512 29.07.2026 CET/CEST

10 things to check before you sell internationally. WooCommerce, Avalara, and ShipStation have created a 10-step checklist before going global Jul 23, 2026 Tl;dr. * From Rick: Cross-border commerce breaks at checkout. Here's the 10-step list to run before you go live in any new market. Avalara partnered with WooCommerce and ShipStation to create a 10-step pre-launch checklist before entering a new market. Download it! Message from Avalara. Going global sounds straightforward until your customers hit checkout and see surprise duties, wrong currencies, or shipping that doesn't deliver. Avalara, WooCommerce, and ShipStation built a step-by-step guide to fixing exactly that - without rebuilding your storefront from scratch. It covers localized storefronts, accurate landed cost calculations, and streamlined cross-border fulfillment, plus a 10-step pre-launch checklist to run before you go live in any new market. Watson events & webinars. * Rick Watson appeared on a ShipStation webinar: How Intelligent is your eCommerce deliverry? * Missed any of the Watson Webinars? From recaps to earnings and more - Watch the webinars