Kirk R. Brannock
Chairman of the Board
Kirk Brannock was elected to the Westell Board of Directors and named Chairman of the Board in September 2017. Mr. Brannock served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Westell from October 2016 through July 2017 and from November 2017 until May 2018. Previously he served as a member of Westell's Board of Directors from February 2011 to September 2014. Mr. Brannock retired in 2010 from his position as Senior Vice President - Ethernet Deployment at AT&T, a leading provider of voice, video, data and broadband delivery services, after a career spanning more than 30 years. Previously he served in leadership positions at AT&T, Ameritech and SBC, including Senior Vice President - AT&T National Installation & Maintenance and President - SBC/Ameritech Midwest Network Services. Mr. Brannock holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Michigan State University and is currently a Board Member and Treasurer for a Marriott International Cooperative.
Timothy Duitsman
President and CEO, 成人福利网亚洲精品, Inc.
Timothy Duitsman was appointed to the Westell Board of Directors in June 2019. In September 2019, Mr. Duitsman was chosen by the Board of Directors to serve as Westell鈥檚 President and CEO. Previously, Mr. Duitsman served as Senior Vice President of Product Development at Klein Tools, a manufacturer of hand tools, utility products, and test and measurement products, where he successfully launched a number of multi-million dollar business lines. Prior to Klein Tools, Mr. Duitsman served as Vice President of Research and Development at Intermatic, a manufacturer of Malibu lighting, consumer timers, and industrial controls, where he increased sales of new industrial products. Mr. Duitsman previously served as Westell鈥檚 Vice President of Engineering, where he led the development of the first CellPak enclosure designed to simplify deployment of T1 services in outdoor locations. Prior to that, he was Vice President and General Manager of Westell鈥檚 Telco Access Products business. Mr. Duitsman earned an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, as well as MS and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, respectively.
Robert W. Foskett
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. He has served in this position 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.
Walter J. Skipper
Director
Walter J. Skipper was elected to the Westell Board of Directors in November 2022 and serves as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Skipper was a lawyer with Quarles & Brady LLP joined the firm in January 1992 and served as a partner through September 2022. Mr. Skipper previously passed his CPA exam in 1986 and his CMA in 1987. Mr. Skipper served as a director for Mason Wells, Inc. since January 2019 and serves as a director of Byron Group LLC since 2004. Mr. Skipper provided legal counsel to many business and private equity funds, including the Company. Mr. Skipper holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Economics and Finance from Marquette University, and a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Cary B. Wood
Cary B. Wood was appointed to the Westell Board of Directors in March 2017 and serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. In December 2025, Mr. Wood was appointed as President and CEO of Altus Fire & Life Safety, a leader in fire protection and life safety services, and also joined its Board of Directors. From December 2019 to November 2025, Mr. Wood served as CEO and a Board Member of Grede Holdings LLC, a privately held manufacturer of innovative metal components for the automotive, industrial and commercial marketplaces. He previously held leadership positions between August 2004 and November 2008, including as interim CEO of its predecessor company, Citation Corporation. Mr. Wood currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Duravent Corporation, a privately held venting systems firm, since January 2017. From June 2017 until January 2019, Mr. Wood was President and CEO of Angelica Corporation, a provider in the healthcare and medical textile processing and related services. Mr. Wood serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Broadwind Energy (Nasdaq: BWEN), a precision manufacturer of structures, equipment and components for clean energy technology and other specialized applications, since May 2016. Mr. Wood previously served on the Board of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), an internationally-recognized designer, manufacturer and marketer of resistive foil technology, sensors, and sensor-based systems to niche, industrial applications, from March 2016 to May 2018, where he chaired the Operating Committee and served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Wood served as President, CEO, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA), a global manufacturer of complex and regulated electronic services as well as engineering products in the medical, avionics, industrial and defense sectors, from November 2008 until February 2016. Mr. Wood received a Bachelor of Science in Technology from Purdue University, a Master of Science in Industrial Operations from the School of Management at Lawrence Technological University, and an MBA in Finance from Loyola University-Chicago.