Ixia’s Mayer Among Powerful Women in Tech

The California arm of the National Diversity Council has named Bethany Mayer, president and chief executive of Ixia, among the 50 most powerful women in technology for 2016, the company announced on Monday. Mayer has been leading the Calabasas telecommunications and network security provider since 2014. Several major product launches have taken place under her guidance, including the introduction of the Vision ONE security device and the CloudLens cloud traffic monitoring system. The National Diversity Council’s “2016 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology” award recognizes those whose work has paved the way for other women to advance, the organization said. Other honorees include Apple Inc.’s Senior Vice President Angela Ahrendts and Kathleen Hogan, executive vice president of human resources, at Microsoft Corp. Shares of Ixia rose about 1 percent, or 12 cents, on Monday to close at $12.04 on the Nasdaq.