Mitek Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of David Lyle as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will assume the CFO role on January 2, 2024, currently held by Fuad Ahmad, Mitek?s current interim CFO, who will remain with Mitek during the next several months to ensure a successful transition. Lyle brings an impressive background with 28 years of technology industry experience, 16 of which were spent leading public companies as CFO, including Surgalign Spine Technologies (SRGAQ), Airgain, Inc., Maxwell Technologies prior to its sale to Tesla and Entropic Communications prior to its sale to Maxlinear, Inc. As Mitek?s Chief Financial Officer, Lyle will report directly to Mitek?s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Max Carnecchia, and will oversee global finance and accounting, information technology and security, and facilities.

Mitek was recently named an industry leader in Javelin Strategy & Research?s 2023 Know Your Customer Solution Scorecard and by Liminal, an advisory and market intelligence firm specializing in the digital identity, cybersecurity and fintech markets. Mr. Lyle has over sixteen years of public company CFO experience and more than 25 years of experience in technology markets. Mr. Lyle has an established track record in successfully scaling high growth technology companies, having served in leadership roles in both public and private organizations.

Mr. Lyle was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Surgalign Spine Technologies, from 2022 to 2023. Prior to joining Surgalign, he was Chief Financial Officer of Airgain, Inc., from 2020 to 2022. Before joining Airgain, during 2019 Mr. Lyle was the Chief Financial Officer of Sunniva, Inc. and before Sunniva, he was Chief Financial Officer at Maxwell Technologies, Inc. from 2015 to 2019 until its acquisition by Tesla in 2019.

Mr. Lyle also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Entropic Communications, Inc., from 2007 to 2015, which was acquired in 2015 by MaxLinear. Prior to joining Entropic, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of RF Magic, acquired by Entropic in 2007, Zyray Wireless, acquired by Broadcom in 2004, and Mobilian, acquired by Intel in 2003. Earlier in his career he served in corporate finance positions at large global companies, including Intel and Broadcom.

Mr. Lyle holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Southern California, a Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University.