Joel Trammell

Joel Trammell serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at Black Box. He is also the Founder & serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Khorus Software. He also has been a Managing Partner of Lone Rock Technology Group, a private equity firm, since 2011, and a Managing Partner of Lake Austin Advisors, a hedge fund, since 2013. He was a founder and the Chief Executive Officer of CacheIQ, Inc., a network computing company, from June 2010 until it was acquired by NetApp, Inc. in November 2012. Previously, he was a founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer of NetQoS, Inc., a network management software and services company, from June 2000 to November 2009. Trammell has significant experience in the technology and computer networking sphere and served as the chief executive officer for two (2) startup technology companies which grew to significant size prior to successful exit transactions. He brings to the Board broad experience in management, operations, strategic growth and sales. His service on the boards of other technology-based companies and his experience in the industry allows him to provide valuable insight to Black Box Board with respect to industry practices and the challenges and risks facing the Company. He also serves as Board Member at CM First Group, iGrafx and Packet Design.