Westell Technologies Welcomes Jeannie H. Diefenderfer to its Board of Directors
September 29 2015 - 1:08PM
Business Wire
Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), a leading provider of
in-building wireless, intelligent site management, cell site
optimization, and outside plant solutions, today announces that
Jeannie H. Diefenderfer has been named to Westell’s Board of
Directors. Ms. Diefenderfer brings over twenty-eight years of
technical and operational experience to Westell’s Board, including
ten-plus years in executive leadership positions at Verizon
Communications.
“We are extremely pleased to announce Jeannie’s placement on
Westell’s Board of Directors,” states Tom Gruenwald, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Westell Technologies. “Her extensive work
history and overall body of accomplishments is truly impressive. As
a Board member, Jeannie will provide critical guidance and unique
perspectives into wireless industry trends and strategies. We are
truly honored to have her join us as we continue to march forward
with a clear and effective strategy for success.”
Ms. Diefenderfer has held a number of senior leadership
positions at Verizon, including a 10,000-person global customer
care organization for Verizon’s largest enterprise customers. She
achieved over $1 billion in synergies for Verizon during the three
years she served as the Chief Procurement Officer when she managed
a $10 billion-plus purchasing program. In addition, as the Senior
Vice President of Global Engineering and Planning, she implemented
a network capital program of over $10 billion to expand Verizon’s
global backbone network across six continents, as well as its
nationally renowned FIOS network.
Ms. Diefenderfer is also an independent director on the Board of
MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC), a member of the Accenture
Network Advisory Council, serves as an Advisor to Vasona Networks
and Federated Wireless, and is a Trustee of Tufts University.
From 2007 to 2015, Ms. Diefenderfer served on the Board of the
Ms. Foundation for Women, where she served as the Vice Chair of the
Board from 2013 to 2014 and Chair of the Governance Committee from
2013 to 2015. From 2001 to 2008, she was a member of the Board of
Independent Trustees at Citizens Funds, an SRI mutual fund complex
based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Ms. Diefenderfer was also featured in the 1999 Crain's New York
Business "40 under 40" as one of 40 young "rising stars" and was a
member of the 1999 class of the David Rockefeller Fellows Program.
In addition, she received the 1999 Corporate Achievement Award from
the Organization of Chinese Americans and the 2001 Star Award from
the New York Women's Agenda. A native of Seoul, South Korea, Ms.
Diefenderfer immigrated to the US when she was 13 years old. She
holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, and an
MBA from Babson College.
About Westell
Westell Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Aurora, Illinois,
is a leading provider of in-building wireless, intelligent site
management, cell site optimization, and outside plant solutions
focused on innovation and differentiation at the edge of
telecommunication networks, where end users connect. The Company’s
comprehensive set of products and solutions enable
telecommunication service providers and other network operators to
improve network 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
www.westell.com.
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