Mark A. Zorko joins Westell’s Board of Directors as Audit Committee Chair
January 30 2017 - 9:00AM
Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL), a leading provider
of high-performance wireless infrastructure solutions, announced
today that Mark A. Zorko, a principal with executive management and
business support services firm Brentwood Advisory, LLC., has been
appointed to Westell’s board of directors. Mr. Zorko will serve as
Chairman of the Audit Committee. Fared Adib, a Westell board member
since 2014, is stepping down from the board.
Mr. Zorko chairs the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and serves on both the Audit and Compensation
Committees of MFRI, a $100-million firm in the piping solutions
industry. He was the interim Chief Financial Officer at radiation
science and services firm Landauer Inc. from June 2014 until April
2015. Mr. Zorko's previous roles included positions as the CFO of a
public energy industry firm, Steel Excel, Inc. (SXCL) and a medical
imaging firm, DGT Holdings (DGTC). He has also been the CEO of Well
Services Ltd., a $30-million Steel Excel business.
“Mark is an international public company CFO and CIO with more
than 20 years of board-level experience,” said Kirk Brannock,
President and CEO of Westell Technologies. “His expertise and
experience make him the right leader for our Audit Committee.
“Fared’s contribution to Westell has been substantial during his
term,” Brannock continued. “We thank him for his energy, insight
and dedication to Westell.”
Mr. Zorko is on the Audit Committee for Opportunity
Int'l, a microfinance bank, and was on the Finance Committee for
the Alexian Brothers Health System. He received a Master in
Business Administration in IT from the University of Minnesota and
a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Ohio State
University. After completing his MBA, Mr. Zorko began his
career as a CPA at Arthur Andersen, and worked his way up via the
controllership ranks at Honeywell and Zenith Data Systems in the
U.S. and Europe. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a NACD
Board Leadership Fellow.
About Westell Technologies Westell is a leading
provider of high-performance wireless infrastructure solutions
focused on innovation and differentiation at the edge of
communication networks where end users connect. The Company's
comprehensive set of products and solutions enable service
providers and network operators to improve performance and reduce
operating expenses. With millions of products successfully deployed
worldwide, Westell is a trusted partner for transforming networks
into high quality, reliable systems. For more information, please
visit westell.com.
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