Timothy Duitsman

Timothy Duitsman

President and CEO

Timothy Duitsman was named as President and CEO in September 2019 after being appointed to the Westell Board of Directors in June 2019. Previously, Timothy served as Senior Vice President of Product Development at Klein Tools and as Vice President of Research and Development at Intermatic. Prior to Intermatic, Timothy served as Westell’s Vice President of Engineering and was Vice President and General Manager of Westell’s Telco Access Products business. Timothy 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.

Jeniffer L. Jaynes

Jeniffer L. Jaynes

Chief Financial Officer

Jeniffer L. Jaynes has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since November 2020.  Prior to assuming the role of the CFO, she served as interim CFO since August 2019 and the Vice President and Corporate Controller since July 2018.  She previously served as the Company’s Assistant Vice President of Financial Reporting from 2016 until 2018, and as Director of SEC Reporting from 2007 to 2016.  Ms. Jaynes initially joined the Company in 1996 and held various accounting positions with the Company through 2000.  Prior to rejoining the Company in 2007, Ms. Jaynes served as the Director of SEC Reporting at Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, and as the Manager of Financial Reporting at Pemco Aviation Group, Inc. (subsequently known as Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. ).  Ms. Jaynes is a Certified Public Accountant and began her career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP.

J.J. Swartwood

J.J. Swartwood

Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales

J.J. joined Westell in 2005 as Regional Sales Vice President with responsibility for AT&T and assumed the role of Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, in 2016. During his tenure at Westell, J.J. served in a number of roles including Vice President, North American Sales. Prior to joining Westell, Swartwood served as a Director and Vice President of Sales at HyperEdge. J.J. earned a Bachelor of Arts in Telecom Management from DeVry University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Beloit College.