Brings extensive experience from serving on
and advising Boards, with a strong background in Financial Audit
and Governance
AUSTIN,
Texas, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat
Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the expert in wireless transport and
access solutions, today announced that Scott Halliday was appointed to the Company's
Board of Directors effective January 31,
2025. Halliday, who is independent, will also serve on the
Audit Committee.
Halliday brings 38 years of experience with EY (formerly Ernst
& Young) in senior and board-level positions, including
Chairman of EY's United Kingdom
and Japan firms, and Director of
EY Global, Americas, EMEIA and Japan boards, where he led multibillion-dollar
P&L operations and thousands of employees, while directing and
navigating strategic growth. He also assisted in the development of
the Audit Firm Governance Code in both the UK and Japan, working closely with the UK Financial
Reporting Council (FRC) and Japan Financial Services Agency
(JFSA).
As an active board member engaged in strategic decisions for
EY's global development and operations, Halliday brings a wealth of
experience in advising boards of directors and audit committees at
Global 500 companies, as well as international governments to
address key trends, governance and risk management.
"I would like to welcome Scott to our board." said John Mutch, Chairman of Aviat Networks. " He
will be a strong addition to our team thanks to his wealth of
experience and leadership in Corporate Finance and Governance to
support Aviat's continued strategy of growth, increased
profitability, and creating shareholder value."
About Aviat Networks
Aviat is the leading expert in wireless transport and access
solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and
support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold
into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and
private network operators including state/local government,
utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat
with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of
microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of
localized professional and support services enabling customers to
drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more
than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high performance
products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer
experience. Aviat is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit
www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter,
Facebook and LinkedIn.
Media Contact: Stuart Little, Aviat
Networks, stuart.little@aviatnet.com
Investor Relations Contact: Andrew
Fredrickson, Aviat
Networks, andrew.fredrickson@aviatnet.com
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