Avalara has named Richard Asquith as VP of global tax compliance. The Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based company says Asquith's hiring is part of its plan to develop its transactional tax compliance offerings internationally. Based in the United Kingdom, Asquith founded the TMF Group and led its global VAT practice for 10 years. He began his career at KPMG in the U.K. and later joined Ernst & Young, and assisted companies entering in new markets while working in Russia, Hungary and France.