People: Westell Technologies Inc (WSTL.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Gilbert, Richard 56 2009 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Cooper, Brian 52 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
Reedy, Timothy 47 2002 President and Chief Executive Officer of Conference Plus, Inc.
Forster, Amy 42 2009 Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Shaver, Christopher 45 2009 Vice President and General Manager - CNS Business Unit
Powers, Brian 55 2009 Vice President, General Manager - Outside Plant Systems Division
Penny, Robert 56 1998 Director
Kamerick, Eileen 51 2003 Director
Froisland, James 58 2009 Director
Singer, Martin 58 2009 Director
Hernandez, Martin 51 2009 Director
Foskett, Robert 32 2009 Director
Harris, Dennis 66 2010 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Gilbert, Richard Mr. Richard S. Gilbert has served as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Westell Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gilbert served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kineto Wireless, Inc. (“Kineto”), an innovator and a supplier of solutions that enable delivery of mobile services over broadband, since 2005. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Gilbert was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Copper Mountain Networks, a company that developed digital subscriber line communications products that enable high-speed broadband connectivity over existing copper phone lines. Prior to Copper Mountain, Mr. Gilbert was the President of ADC Kentrox. Additionally, Mr. Gilbert has held numerous senior management positions with companies that include Make Systems, VitaLink Communications Corporation, and IBM Corporation. Mr. Gilbert received his MS degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Cooper, Brian Mr. Brian S. Cooper is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary of Westell Technologies, Inc. He has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Westell Technologies, Inc. since April 2009. In May 2009, Mr. Cooper was appointed as Treasurer and Secretary of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cooper served since 2007 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Fellowes, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of office products and solutions. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Cooper was the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of United Stationers, Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR), a national wholesale distributor of business products.
Reedy, Timothy Mr. Timothy J. Reedy has served as Chief Executive Officer of Conference Plus, Inc., a subsidiary of Westell Technologies, Inc., since October 2002. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Reedy was Vice President, Finance and Marketing with MCI/WorldCom Conferencing. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Reedy also served as Vice President, Finance and Marketing at Darome Teleconferencing. From 1984 to 1993, Mr. Reedy held several management position with the former Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc.
Forster, Amy Ms. Amy T. Forster was named Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Westell Technologies, Inc. in April 2009. Ms. Forster served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from July 2007 to April 2009 and May 2009, respectively. She served as Secretary from October 2007 to May 2009. Ms. Forster initially joined Westell in 1994 as Controller and also served as Executive Director of Finance. Ms. Forster had a brief departure from the Company from December 2006 to June 2007, when she served as the Managing Director of Finance and Controller of Claymore Securities, Inc., a privately held financial services firm. Ms. Forster served as Controller for Syntronic Instruments, Inc. from 1992 to 1994. After earning her CPA, Ms. Forster began her career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP from 1989 to 1992.
Shaver, Christopher Mr. Christopher J. Shaver was appointed Vice President, General Manager of Westell Technologies, Inc.'s Customer Networking Systems (“CNS”) business unit in April of 2009. Prio to that, Mr. Shaver served since April 2007 as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer of Westell, Inc. Mr. Shaver joined Westell in January 2005 as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to Westell, Mr. Shaver was Vice President of Engineering at Copper Mountain Networks, a company that developed digital subscriber line communications products that enable high-speed broadband connectivity over existing copper phone lines, from 2002 to 2005. Before Copper Mountain, he was co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Oresis Communications, and in the 1990’s, Mr. Shaver had various engineering roles at ADC Kentrox.
Powers, Brian Mr. Brian G. Powers has served as Vice President, General Manager of the Outside Plant Systems (“OSPlant Systems”) Division of Westell Technologies, Inc. since April 2009. Mr. Powers joined Westell in 1990 as Marketing Director. Since then he has held various leadership roles, including Vice President of Business Development and Vice President, General Manager of Sales. Prior to joining Westell, Mr. Powers was CPE Business Unit Director for Rockwell International Corporation. He has also held several other technical consulting and sales positions for firms in the telecommunications industry.
Penny, Robert Mr. Robert C. Penny III has served as a Director of Westell Technologies, Inc. since September 1998. He has been the managing partner of P.F. Management Co., a private investment company, since May 1980 and is the owner of Eastwood Land & Cattle.
Kamerick, Eileen Mr. Eileen A. Kamerick has been a Director of Westell Technologies, Inc. since December 2003. Since August, 2008, Ms. Kamerick has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Tecta America Corporation, the largest commercial roofing company in the United States, with particular expertise in solar installations and greenroofs. Prior to joining Tecta America Corporation, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officers of BearingPoint, Inc., a management and technology consulting firm from May 2008 to June 2008. On February 18, 2009, BearingPoint, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Prior to joining BearingPoint, Inc., she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Heidrick and Struggles International, Inc., an international executive search and leadership consulting firm, from June 2004 to May 2008. She serves on the Board of Associated Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBC) and Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., as well as the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, Cove School, and Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.
Froisland, James Mr. James M. Froisland has served as a Director of Westell Technologies, Inc. since March 2009. Mr. Froisland is currently the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Corporate Secretary for Material Sciences Corporation (OTCBB: MACS), a position he has served since June 2006. Prior to this role, Froisland served from 2002 as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer for InteliStaf Healthcare, Inc., a private provider of healthcare staffing services. He previously held executive and senior financial, accounting and information technology positions with a number of companies, including Burns International Services Corporation, Anixter International Inc., Allsteel, Inc., Budget Rent A Car Corporation and The Pillsbury Company. Mr. Froisland started his career with the public accounting firm, KPMG LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Singer, Martin Mr. Martin H. Singer has served as a Director of Westell Technologies, Inc. since March 2009. Mr. Singer is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a global leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, a position he has served since October 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Singer served as PCTEL’s non-executive Chairman of the Board from February 2001 until October 2001, and he has been a PCTEL director since August 1999. From December 1997 to August 2000, Mr. Singer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SAFCO Technologies. He left SAFCO in August 2000, after its sale to Agilent Technologies. From September 1994 to December 1997, Mr. Singer served as Vice President and General Manager of the wireless access business development division of Motorola, a communications equipment company. Prior to this period, Mr. Singer held senior management and technical positions at Motorola, Tellabs, AT&T and Bell Labs. Mr. Singer currently is a member of the FIRST Illinois Executive Board and served from 2003 to 2008 as Chairman of the Midwest council of the American Electronics Association (“AeA”). He also served on the standing advisory group for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) for two years. Mr. Singer has eight patents in telecommunications and has written numerous articles on network evolution, immigration and labor policy, and other issues related to technology development.
Hernandez, Martin Mr. Martin D. Hernandez has served as a Director of Westell Technologies, Inc. since May 2009. Mr. Hernandez is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Kineto Wireless, Inc. (“Kineto”), an innovator and a supplier of solutions that enable delivery of mobile services over broadband. Mr. Hernandez has served in this position since July 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Hernandez served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Rainmaker Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMKR), a provider of sales and marketing solutions, from September 2000 to March 2005 and as Rainmaker’s Chief Financial Officer beginning in October 1999. Prior to Rainmaker, he held senior financial and operational roles with Silicon Graphics and Meris Laboratories. Mr. Hernandez received his CPA while in the San Jose office of Price Waterhouse.
Foskett, Robert Mr. Robert W. Foskett is Director is Westell Technologies, Inc. Robert W. Foskett is Managing Partner and Investment Committee Member of Table Mountain Capital LLC Robert W. Foskett is the Managing Partner and Investment Committee Member of Table Mountain Capital LLC, a private investment company, a position he has served since 2006. Prior to joining Table Mountain Capital LLC, he served from 2002 to 2006 as a Research Director at L.H. Investments, a private investment company.
Harris, Dennis Mr. Dennis O. Harris is the Independent Director of Westell Technologies, Inc. Mr. Harris completed a nearly 38-year telecommunications career in 2002 as the President of Network Services at SBC Midwest, now a part of AT&T, which provides voice, video, data and broadband delivery services. Mr. Harris possesses a great depth of knowledge of the telecommunications industry and its participants, as well as experience in the areas of operations, sales, customer service, and human resources. He remains active in the industry and continues in advisory roles to a number of companies. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University - Commerce and has completed executive programs at Babson College and at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He currently serves on the boards of London Medical Management and The R.J. Carroll Company. Mr. Harris has been active in community service and has served on the board of the North Texas Minority Business Development Council and the American Red Cross of Dallas.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Gilbert, Richard 250,393
Cooper, Brian --
Reedy, Timothy 630,549
Forster, Amy 333,614
Shaver, Christopher 385,065
Powers, Brian --
Penny, Robert --
Kamerick, Eileen --
Froisland, James --
Singer, Martin --
Hernandez, Martin --
Foskett, Robert --
Harris, Dennis --
As Of 30 Mar 2009

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
HARRIS DENNIS O 20,000 $0.00
SHAVER CHRISTOPHER J 8,600 $1.15
FOSKETT ROBERT W 20,000 $0.00
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 20,000 $0.00
SIMON MELVIN J 20,000 $0.00
HERNANDEZ MARTIN 20,000 $0.00
KAMERICK EILEEN A 20,000 $0.00
SINGER MARTIN H 20,000 $0.00
PENNY ROBERT C III 20,000 $0.00
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 20,000 $0.00
FROISLAND JAMES M 20,000 $0.00
SIMON MELVIN J 20,000 $0.00
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 58,777 $0.27
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 1,223 $0.25
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 30,000 $0.32
DWYER PAUL A 7,473 $0.92
DWYER PAUL A 12,200 $0.94
DWYER PAUL A 4,500 $0.91
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 10,000 $0.90
SERGESKETTER BERNARD F 40,000 $0.87
KAMERICK EILEEN A 10,000 $0.77
SEAZHOLTZ JOHN W 10,000 $0.80
SERGESKETTER BERNARD F 50,000 $0.79
SIMON MELVIN J 10,000 $0.89
SERGESKETTER BERNARD F 10,000 $0.85
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