AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, appointed Karen Rogge to its board of directors, effective immediately.

“As AeroCentury continues to invest for future growth, Karen’s strategic business and financial acumen are excellent additions to our board,” said Evan Wallach, chairman of the board of directors at AeroCentury. “She brings a unique blend of financial and operations expertise to the boardroom, with experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital fundraising and scaling business operations.”

Rogge has executive financial and operations management experience with leading public technology companies including Hewlett Packard, Seagate Technology and Extreme Networks, as well as private companies. She is president of the RYN Group, a management consulting business, providing CFO and strategic advisory services for public and private companies.

Previously, Rogge was CFO and senior vice president of Extreme Networks, a network solutions company. Prior to that, she was vice president of Corporate Finance, treasurer and principal accounting officer at Seagate Technology. Earlier in her career, she held executive positions at Inktomi and Hewlett Packard.

“I am honored to join AeroCentury’s board of directors and Audit Committee. I look forward to working with the board to best serve the interests of AeroCentury’s shareholders,” said Rogge.