Bethany Mayer, Box’s new board member. Photo credit: Interop Events, under Creative Commons license

Cloud storage company Box has announced the addition of a new board member by the name of Bethany Mayer, an experienced tech executive with over three decades of experience in the tech industry. Her appointment, as an independent board director, falls under an agreement Box made with Starboard Value LP, an activist investor that purchased a significant stake in publicly-traded Box last year and pushed for changes at the company. “Bethany’s deep technology experience and leadership roles scaling multi-billion dollar enterprise businesses at various stages and sizes will be a valuable addition to our Board of Directors,” Box CEO Aaron Levie said in a statement.

Mayer is currently an executive partner at the private equity firm Siris Capital Group. She already holds board seats at three publicly-traded companies, namely Marvell Technologies, the chipmaker, Lam Research Inc, and Sempra Energy. Prior to joining Siris, she served as CEO of Ixia, a networking company that was acquired in a $1.6 billion deal by Keysight Technologies. Pre-Ixia, Mayer held executive positions and Cisco and Apple.

“Box’s leadership position in the market and strong focus on operational efficiency makes it an exciting time to join the company,” Mayer said in a press statement. “I look forward to bringing my experience as a former technology leader in product, enterprise sales and marketing to the board.”