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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

September 26, 2016

Kirk R. Brannock
1642 Hamilton Dr
Bloomfield, MI 48302-0220

Dear Kirk,

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am very pleased to offer you the position of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Westell Technologies, Inc. ("Company") and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Westell, Inc. ("Operating Subsidiary").  Your position will primarily be located at the Company's headquarters in Aurora, Illinois and we understand you will retain your current residence but will rent an apartment nearby the Company headquarters during your term with the Company.  We agree that the position will last less than one year.  You will report to the Board of Directors for the Company and the Operating Subsidiary.  Subject to your meeting the below requirements, your expected start date is October 17, 2016.

Your starting salary for this position will be $28,333 per month ("Base Salary"), less all legally required withholdings and deductions, paid in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices.

In addition to the compensation noted above, and after your start date and upon final approval of the Company's Compensation Committee, you will be awarded a grant of Restricted Stock Units (RSU’s) for the equivalent of 225,000 shares of Company Class A common stock.  Please note that the RSU’s will vest upon achievement of certain performance metrics approved by the Compensation Committee (which will be developed upon meeting the cost savings initiatives and those related targets.)  Any grants issued will otherwise follow the customary grant terms and the terms set forth in the Westell Technologies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.  These equity grants shall constitute consideration for the Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Non-Solicitation Agreement referenced below.

The Company will reimburse you for reasonable temporary housing expenses in the Aurora, Illinois area in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per month and reimburse you for certain moving costs associated with your new apartment. The Compensation Committee may elect to eliminate this benefit at any time. The payment of such expenses shall be reported in accordance with applicable Internal Revenue Service statutes and regulations and subject to legally required withholdings and deductions.

You will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus as determined by and in the sole

discretion of the Compensation Committee based upon your achievement of the cost savings plans and revenue objectives and after considering shareholder value.  You will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s benefits package on the same terms as other similarly situated employees, in accordance with plan guidelines and policies (although we understand that you will waive the healthcare benefits as you have existing coverage).  All matters of eligibility for coverage or benefits under any benefit plan shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of such plan. The Company reserves the right to change, alter, or terminate any benefit plan in its sole discretion.  We will provide you additional information on Westell’s other employee benefits, which will be reviewed with you during orientation.  Eligibility for the benefits program begins the first of the month after your date of hire.  

On your start date, we will also ask you to sign the attached Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Non-Solicitation Agreement.  Please let us know in advance any questions that you may have on this agreement.

This offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of reference checks and a criminal background check.  This offer of employment is not a contract for employment for any set period of time.  Instead, either you or the Company or Operating Subsidiary may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason, with 30 (thirty) days notice.  Upon termination, you agree to promptly resign and shall be deemed to have resigned from any officer or director positions and sign our standard release agreement.

All of the compensation and benefit items that make up your terms and conditions of employment are extended with the rights as well as customary conditions of the Westell policies that govern them.  If you have any questions regarding benefits, please contact me or our Director of Human Resources, Sharon Hintz, at 630-375-4160 or SHintz@westell.com.

Please note that the Company and Operating Subsidiary are not interested in any confidential information, documents, or trade secrets that you may have acquired while employed elsewhere.  You should not bring any such items with you to, or use any such items on behalf of, the Company or Operating Subsidiary.  In addition, to the extent you are party to any restrictive covenant that prohibits you from contacting or soliciting certain customers, you are expected to adhere to any such agreements. 

We are very excited about the prospect of you joining and leading the Westell team.  We are confident that you will bring a wealth of capabilities and values that are consistent with our plans to establish, develop and grow a world-class company.

By signing this letter, you acknowledge that the terms described in this letter, together with the Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Non-Solicitation Agreement, set forth the entire agreement between us and supersedes any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral; there are no terms, conditions, representations, warranties, or covenants other than those contained herein. No term or provision of this letter may be amended, waived, released, discharged, or modified except in writing signed by you and an authorized officer of the Company except that the Company may, in its sole discretion, adjust incentive or variable compensation, stock plans and benefits.

If the above is acceptable to you, please indicate your acceptance by signing below and returning a scanned or facsimile copy to me.

Welcome to Westell! 

Sincerely,                        

/s/ Thomas P. Minichiello

Thomas P. Minichiello
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary

Accepted:

	
			
	/s/ Kirk R. Brannock
	 
	09/26/2016

	Kirk R. Brannock
	 
	(date)

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE ■ AURORA, IL 60504
(630) 898-2500  or  (800) 323-6883
WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES CUSTOMER SUPPORT:  (800) 377-8766
WWW.WESTELL.COMExhibit

Exhibit 10.2

September 26, 2016

VIA HAND DELIVERY

Mr. J. Thomas Gruenwald
Westell Technologies, Inc.
750 N. Commons Drive
Aurora, IL  60504

Re:     Notice of Termination 

Dear Mr. Gruenwald:

This letter is to notify you that your employment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westell Technologies, Inc. (“Company”) and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westell, Inc. (“Operating Subsidiary”) is being terminated pursuant to the Offer letter dated February 10, 2015 (“Offer Letter”).  This letter serves as the Notice of Termination required by the Offer Letter.

Your employment with the Company will end effective receipt of this letter on September 26, 2016 (“Date of Termination”).  In addition, pursuant to the Offer Letter and equity award documents, you agree to resign as an officer and director of the Company, of its direct and indirect subsidiary companies, and each other company for which you have been serving as an officer or director or any other position at the request of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Company Board”) or the Operating Subsidiary.  Please sign the attached resignation document and return to Mr. Thomas Minichiello as soon as possible.

You will receive your salary and benefits through the Date of Termination and will be paid for any unused, accrued vacation.  You will be paid any earned salary that is not paid prior to the Date of Termination, no later than ten (10) business days after that date.  You will receive on this paycheck the Base Salary you would have received if you had remained employed through October 26, 2016, which is the end of the 30-day notice period required by the Offer Letter (net of any offsets as agreed and provided herein).  All insurance benefits will terminate October 26, 2016.

You will also receive within a reasonable time following your submission of all applicable documentation and our review and approval, reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by you relating to your employment prior to the Date of Termination.  As of today’s date, you are not authorized to incur expenses without prior written permission from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and will not be reimbursed for any unauthorized expenses. 

750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE ■ AURORA, IL 60504
(630) 898-2500  or  (800) 323-6883
WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES CUSTOMER SUPPORT:  (800) 377-8766
WWW.WESTELL.COM

As a reminder, pursuant to the Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation Agreement you signed upon hire, you have certain obligations following the termination of your employment.  Those obligations include limits on revealing confidential information and soliciting employees, customers and opportunities.  We also remind you of the continuing obligations and limitations under the securities laws, including continuing obligations under Section 16.

Certain stock options and restricted stock units that were outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or payable upon your separation.  According to our records, 187,500 stock options with an exercise price of $1.475 per share and 187,500 restricted stock units will vest on the Date of Termination.  In addition, there are also 62,500 options with a $1.475 exercise price that previously vested, and 53,125 options with a $1.185 exercise price that previously vested.  Options will be exercisable in accordance with applicable grant documents and will expire based on the applicable document.  Upon acceleration of these equity grants, the Company is required to withhold for tax withholding and will net (or repurchase) the shares for the applicable withholding.  If you decide to exercise the option, you must do so by check in the appropriate time period.  The Offer Letter requirement that “no RSU’s or shares held upon exercise of the options may be sold, except to cover taxes or exercise price for the first three (3) years,” will be waived in exchange for you signing and returning, and not revoking in the appropriate time period, the enclosed Release and resignation.  Furthermore, conditioned upon the signing of the Release (and not revoking your Release) along with your resignation, we would also give you an additional severance of two months base salary and we would pay for COBRA costs for two months of medical benefits (paid over the normal time period).  In addition, and provided you sign the Release (and not revoke your Release) and resignation, you will also accelerate on 15,000 unvested RSU’s that you received as a director that would otherwise not vest in accordance with these terms, and upon acceleration would net for withholding taxes associated with such acceleration.  If you do not sign the resignation and the Release, or if you sign and revoke the Release, the three (3) year hold requirement on RSU’s and shares will not be waived and the obligations will then otherwise continue, the 15,000 additional RSU’s will not vest, and you will not be eligible for the additional two months of severance and COBRA payments.

You will need to return by the Date of Termination all Company property in your possession or under your control, as well as all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (and copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company and all of its direct and indirect subsidiary companies, including but not limited to design, development, manufacture and sale, broadband products and telco access products and related services, extensions of those products and services and any products and services commenced or in development during your employment.  We will get a mutual date where you may pick up your personal property at the Company.  We appreciate your offer to update any new interim CEO on matters.

If you have any questions as you are reviewing the above or the enclosed, please let Mr. Thomas Minichiello know.

Sincerely,

	
					
	Westell Technologies, Inc.
	 
	Westell, Inc.

	By:
	 /s/ Thomas P. Minichiello
	 
	By:
	 /s/ Thomas P. Minichiello

	Its:
	CFO
	 
	Its:
	CFO

	Date:
	09/26/2016
	 
	Date:
	09/26/2016

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