Akoustis Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of John T. Kurtzweil to its Board of Directors.  Mr. Kurtzweil qualifies as a financial expert and independent director  His addition brings the total number of directors to six. Kurtzweil, age 60, brings to the Board of Directors significant senior executive leadership experience, including 19 years as chief financial officer (CFO) of publicly traded technology companies and placement of an aggregate of $1.9 billion in equity and debt instruments. He is currently VP Finance of Cree, Inc.