Westell names new board chairman

AURORA — Westell Technologies' board of directors appointed Kirk R. Brannock to serve as chairman.

He replaces Dennis O. Harris, who served as interim chairman since September 2016 and will continue to serve as a director.

Westell stockholders elected Brannock, who served as Westell's interim president and chief executive officer from October 2016 through July, and Matthew B. Brady, Westell's current president and CEO, to the board of directors at the company's annual meeting earlier this month.

Previously, Brannock served as a member of Westell's board of directors from February 2011 to September 2014.

“Kirk's long-term commitment to Westell and the good work he did as CEO to rationalize the Company's cost structure make him the right choice to lead our Board,” said Harris. “As CEO Kirk also played a key role in positioning the Company for future success in Public Safety and the emerging wireless deployment of Centralized Radio Access Networks, or CRAN.”

As a result of these changes, the size of the Westell board increased from six members to seven.