Sector: Information Technology
Director information for CIENA CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce L. Claflin | Director; Former CEO, 3Com Corporation | 74 | ["Prior service as a CEO of a technology company in an adjacent semiconductor industry", "Provides the Board with strategic insights across a range of corporate functions", "Previous management and oversight experience relating to sales, marketing, research and development, supply chain management and manufacturing", "Experience in global business transactions, risk management, executive compensation and a business-oriented approach to resolving operational challenges", "Experience as a director of public technology companies", "Prior service as a fellow on the National Association of Corporate Directors", "Audit committee financial expert", "Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee", "Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Devinder Kumar | Director; Former EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Chair | 70 | ["Prior service as a CFO of a technology company", "Strong financial and accounting background", "Senior leadership experience managing a global finance organization", "Global experience with a multinational organization", "More than 40 years in the technology industry", "Executive Vice President and CFO of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. for ten years", "Treasurer for eight years", "Corporate Controller for eleven years", "Bachelor of Science degree in ecology", "Master of Arts degree in biology", "MBA in finance", "Audit committee financial expert", "Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Dino DiPerna | ["Led Global Research and Development organization", "Supported technological innovation", "Managed global development resources and initiatives", "Achieved operational efficiency and collaboration across teams", "Developed Ciena\u2019s WaveLogic 6 technology", "Introduced new pluggable solutions", "Advanced interconnects portfolio for data center opportunities"] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Gary B. Smith | CEO, Ciena Corporation; President and CEO | 65 | ["Over 20 years of experience as CEO of Ciena", "Leadership skills and industry experience", "Comprehensive knowledge of Ciena\u2019s business, strategy, operations and financial position", "Over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry", "Global industry sales and marketing experience", "Longest-tenured CEOs in the telecommunications industry", "Over 25 years as CEO of Ciena", "Strategic leadership in networking systems, services, and software", "Strong leadership of executive team through significant change", "Focused on long-term priorities in optical networking", "Market presence scaling and next-generation metro networking", "Software-led transformation", "Innovative global services delivery", "Strategic workforce planning"] | [] | 2026 |
| Hassan M. Ahmed, Ph.D. | Director; Former Executive Chairman and CEO, Sway AI, Inc.; Member | 68 | ["Prior service as a CEO of a technology company", "Strategic insights across corporate functions", "Management and oversight experience within the industry", "Significant industry knowledge and expertise in NFV solutions"] | ["Compensation Committee", "Governance and Nominations Committee"] | 2026 |
| Jason M. Phipps | ["Led Global Customer Engagement organization", "Achieved record orders and significant backlog in fiscal 2025", "Oversaw significant expansion of sales to cloud providers", "Enabled team to scale for growth", "Expanding internal go-to-market resources in interconnects, routing and switching, and automation"] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Joanne B. Olsen | Former EVP Global Cloud Services & Support, Oracle Corporation; Chair of Compensation; Member | 67 | ["Significant industry experience and knowledge of cloud infrastructure applications", "Senior leadership experience with large, multinational technology companies", "Global business experience and insight into doing business in key international markets", "Executive management experience across a range of sales, services and alliances", "Experience as a director of public technology companies"] | ["Compensation Committee (Chair)", "Governance and Nominations Committee", "Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lawton W. Fitt | Chair of the Board; Chairperson, The Progressive Corporation; Member | 72 | ["Substantial investment banking experience and expertise in structuring and negotiating acquisition and financing transactions", "Sophisticated understanding of financial and capital markets", "Significant experience in the areas of raising capital, financial oversight and enterprise risk analysis", "Executive management experience", "Service as a director, chairperson, lead independent director, and committee chair of other public companies", "Audit committee financial expert", "Financially literate"] | ["Governance and Nominations Committee", "Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Mary G. Puma | Former President & CEO, Axcelis Technologies, Inc.; Director | 68 | ["Prior service as a CEO of a company in the semiconductor supply industry", "Strategic insights across a range of corporate functions", "Previous management and oversight experience relating to sales, marketing, research and development, supply chain management and manufacturing", "Experience in global business transactions and risk management", "Public company director experience", "Audit committee financial expert", "Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Patrick T. Gallagher | Director; Chairman, Harmonic, Inc. | 71 | ["Extensive global business experience provides the Board with expertise and an important perspective regarding international transactions and markets", "Experience as a senior executive of major European telecommunications service providers", "Industry knowledge and prior management expertise in submarine and wireless network applications", "Experience as a public company director in both the United States and Europe"] | ["Compensation Committee", "Chair of Governance and Nominations Committee", "Governance and Nominations Committee"] | 2026 |
| T. Michael Nevens | Director; Emeritus Senior Advisor, Permira Advisors, LLC | 76 | ["Substantial experience with and exposure to a wide variety of companies and their corporate strategies, both as a private equity adviser and management consultant", "Provides insight on public policy and geopolitical dynamics", "Provides insight on corporate governance changes affecting public companies", "Experience as a director of other global, high technology companies", "Senior adviser to Permira Advisers, LLC, since 2006", "Held various leadership positions at McKinsey & Co. Inc. from 1980 to 2002", "Adjunct professor of Corporate Governance and Strategy at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame", "Audit committee financial expert", "Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
