Alfred John will be the new president and CEO of Westell Technologies Inc., effective May 21.
John succeeds interim president and CEO Kirk Brannock, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board.
John joins the company from Rise Broadband, where he was executive vice president of technology and operations. He also served as president and CEO of Cheetah Technologies LP and American Broadband Communications LLC, and previously held senior management roles at Charter Communications Inc. and Charter Business Networks.