CPST Capstone Turbine Corporation

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective April 6, 2017, Yon Y. Jorden, 62, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Capstone Turbine Corporation (“the Company”).  Ms. Jorden has served as director for Maxwell Technologies (NASDAQ: MXWL), a leader in development and manufacturing of energy storage and power delivery solutions. She was appointed a director in May 2008. She serves as the chairperson of the compensation committee and is also a member of the audit committee and the governance and nominating committee, the latter of which she has previously served on as chairperson. Ms. Jorden, also currently serves as a director and finance committee member of Methodist Health System, a not for profit Texas-based hospital system. Ms. Jorden also serves on the Board of Governors for the Dallas Symphony Association as audit committee chair, finance committee chair and executive committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of Dallas–Fort Worth. Prior to her current roles, Ms. Jorden also served as a director and chairperson of the audit committee of Magnatek, Inc., (NASDAQ: MAG) manufacturer of digital power control systems, U.S. Oncology, a privately-held oncology services company, and BioScrip, (NASDAQ: BIOS) national provider of infusion and home care management solutions. In these companies she served on various board of director committees including the governance and nominating committee. During a business career spanning more than 25 years, she has served as chief financial officer of four publicly traded companies, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AdvancePCS (Nasdaq: ADVP), a pharmacy benefits management company. She previously served in the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Informix Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), a software and technology company. Before joining Informix Corporation, Ms. Jorden worked for Oxford Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: OHP) as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Jorden also worked for Aera Energy LLC (private) as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to such time, Ms. Jorden was employed by WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Jorden received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the California State University, Los Angeles. Earlier in her career she was a senior auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co., where she became a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of California.