Alfred Grasso and Susan L. Spradley Join Company’s Board of Directors
WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2018--
NETSCOUT
SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of service
assurance, security, and business analytics, announced that two new
directors, Alfred Grasso and Susan L. Spradley, were appointed to the
Company’s Board, effective as of April 23, 2018.
“We are pleased to welcome Al and Sue to our Board as a part of our
ongoing efforts to bring on experienced, knowledgeable advisors who can
help us effectively capitalize on the opportunities we see to expand on
our market and technology leadership and deliver greater value to our
key stakeholders,” said Anil Singhal, President, Chief Executive
Officer, and Chairman of the Board, NETSCOUT. “These individuals are
highly accomplished leaders who will bring tremendous experience and
valuable insight that can further enhance our ability to compete and
expand our business globally.”
Mr. Grasso brings four decades of leadership experience from MITRE
Corporation where he held positions of increasing responsibility that
culminated in his serving as president and chief executive officer from
2006 to 2017. He continues to serve as a Trustee and consultant to the
organization. Mr. Grasso’s extensive experience includes service on the
boards of a number of scientifically-driven organizations and non-profit
institutions. Mr. Grasso holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s
degree in computer science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Ms. Spradley is a partner in the Tap Growth Group, a position she has
held since August 2017, and the Chief Executive Officer of Motion
Intelligence, Inc. From January 2013 to January 2017, she served in
various executive roles at Viavi Solutions Inc. (formerly JDS Uniphase).
Prior to 2013, Ms. Spradley served as Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Director of US Ignite, a White House and National Science
Foundation initiative focused on applications for smart city
implementation. Ms. Spradley’s experience also includes senior
leadership roles at Nokia Siemens Networks and Nortel Networks. Ms.
Spradley currently sits on the Board of Directors of Qorvo, Inc.
(NASDAQ: QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions, and Avaya
Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in digital communications
software, services, and devices, and serves as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of US Ignite. Ms. Spradley holds a Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science from the University of Kansas.
Detailed biographies for Mr. Grasso and Ms. Spradley are available on
the Board
of Directors section of NETSCOUT’s website.
The addition of Ms. Spradley and Mr. Grasso increases the size of
NETSCOUT’s Board of Directors to nine directors, seven of whom are
independent. With her appointment as a class III director, Ms. Spradley
joins the Board for an initial term that will end in 2020. As a class I
director, Mr. Grasso’s initial term will end at the next annual meeting
at which time he is expected to be nominated to serve a full three-year
term ending in 2021. Mr. Grasso is a fitting successor to the seat
formerly occupied by the late Victor DeMarines, who was a colleague of
Mr. Grasso’s during their respective tenures at MITRE Corporation.
About NETSCOUT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) assures digital business services
against disruptions in availability, performance, and security. Our
market and technology leadership stems from combining our patented smart
data technology with smart analytics. We provide real-time, pervasive
visibility, and insights customers need to accelerate and secure their
digital transformation. Our approach transforms the way organizations
plan, deliver, integrate, test, and deploy services and applications.
Our nGenius service assurance solutions provide real-time, contextual
analysis of service, network, and application performance. Arbor
security solutions protect against DDoS attacks that threaten
availability and advanced threats that infiltrate networks to steal
critical business assets. To learn more about improving service,
network, and application performance in physical or virtual data
centers, or in the cloud, and how NETSCOUT’s performance and security
solutions, powered by service intelligence can help you move forward
with confidence, visit netscout.com
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