George Wakileh joins Westell as vice president

Westell Technologies Inc., a provider of high-performance wireless infrastructure solutions in Aurora, said George Wakileh, former vice president of business development at Tii Technologies, has joined Westell as vice president, global business development and M&A.

He comes to Westell with a business and technology development background. He has led strategic business development and growth efforts across multiple functions, which resulted in multimillion dollar incremental revenue growth. In addition to Tii Technologies, Wakileh brings management experience from strategic positions at Communications Systems Inc. and Emerson Network Power.

In this new role, he will be responsible for expanding Westell's product offerings and customer relationships with initial emphasis on the fiber access solutions space. He will also assist in merger and acquisition activities.

"George is a well-respected industry change maker with over 25 years of experience and a proven track record of driving revenue growth," said Westell President and CEO Kirk Brannock. "He joins Westell at time when we have tremendous operating leverage in the business model to deliver increased profitability."

"Westell's great market presence positions the company for growth in fiber access, in-building, as well as other essential points in communication service provider networks," Wakileh said. "We expect to expand our capabilities and technology to offer high-quality network infrastructure solutions."