CIENA CORP (CIEN)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for CIEN
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN | 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 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Director since May 2009 Compensation Committee Chair of Governance and Nominations Committee Age 71 Other public boards 1 Skills and qualifications 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 offers the Board insight into carrier customer perspectives as well as industry opportunities, marketing and sales strategies and operational challenges outside of the United States Industry knowledge and prior management expertise provide the Board with significant industry knowledge and expertise in submarine and wireless network applications and strategic growth market opportunities for Ciena Experience as a public company director in both the United States and Europe provides strong background as Chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee Other current board experience Harmonic, Inc., Chairman (public) Mirabeau SAS, Chairman (private) Previous board experience Intercloud SAS Professional highlights Since October 2007, Mr. Gallagher has served on the board of Harmonic Inc., a publicly traded company and global provider of high-performance video solutions to the broadcast, cable, telecommunications and managed service provider sectors, and since October 2013 has served as its Chairman. Mr. Gallagher has served as Chairman of privately held Mirabeau SAS, a French wine producer, since August 2019. From January 2014 until January 2022, Mr. Gallagher served as Chairman of privately-held Intercloud SAS, an international software defined cloud interconnect company. Previously, from March 2008 until April 2012, Mr. Gallagher served as Chairman of Ubiquisys Ltd., from January 2008 until February 2009, Mr. Gallagher served as Chairman of Macro 4 Ltd., and from May 2006 until March 2008, he served as Vice Chairman of Golden Telecom Inc. From 2003 until 2006, Mr. Gallagher was Executive Vice Chairman and served as CEO of FLAG Telecom Group Ltd. and, prior to that role, he held various senior management positions at BT Group plc.