…Smith began serving as Chief Executive Officer of Ciena in May 2001, in addition to his existing position as President, which he has held since October 2000. Prior to his current role, his positions with the Company included: Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Mr. Smith…

…performance of their networks.  And that network upgrade cycle is still in the very early stages.”   That?s a quote from Ciena CEO Gary Smith during Ciena?s fiscal 3Q10 financial results conference call yesterday morning (you can hear an archive of the event here), and it’s one of several…

Ciena CEO Gary Smith graces the cover of this month?s edition of SmartCEO Magazine.  Smith, CFO Jim Moylan and SVP Tom Mock are all interviewed in a profile piece that details the challenge of keeping hold of Ciena?s corporate culture (for both customers and employees) while integrating Nortel?s…

Earlier this month, Ciena CEO Gary Smith visited the University of Maryland to speak to a group of Executive MBA students at the University’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. The focus of Gary’s afternoon lecture was the role that mergers and acquisitions play in corporate strategy. With…

…CIEN] has announced that Gary Smith has joined the company as vice president, international sales. In that role, Smith will oversee Ciena?s entire international sales and marketing operations, which currently include offices in Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Ciena, Smith served as vice president - worldwide…

…Smith began serving as Chief Executive Officer of Ciena in May 2001, in addition to his existing position as President, which he has held since October 2000. Prior to his current role, his positions with the Company included: Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Mr. Smith…

Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) today announced that Gary B. Smith, Ciena’s senior vice president, Worldwide Sales, has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Ciena President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Nettles. In addition to his continuing…

…Executive Officer Patrick H. Nettles as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Gary B. Smith, currently Ciena?s Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Smith also was elected to Ciena?s Board of Directors. As a leader in intelligent optical…

…specialist, today announced that President Obama has appointed Gary B. Smith, Ciena’s president and CEO, as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), effective as of January 7, 2011.  Mr. Smith joins an elite group of industry leaders from major telecommunications…

…That person would be Ciena President and CEO Gary Smith. In fact, 2011 marks the 10-year anniversary of Gary’s appointment as CEO.  And this week at the Ethernet Expo Americas conference in New York City, Light Reading recognized Gary Smith’s long and eventful career by inducting him…