Ciena Appoints Bruce L. Claflin to Board.LINTHICUM, Md. -- Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq:CIEN CIEN Ciena Corporation (stock symbol) ), today announced that Bruce L. Claflin, former President and Chief Executive Officer of 3Com Corporation, has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Claflin was Chief Executive Officer of 3Com from January 2001 until his retirement in February 2006. During his tenure as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Mr. Claflin repositioned 3Com as a leading provider of secure, converged networking products and services, targeted to enterprise customers. Prior to joining 3Com in 1998 as President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Mr. Claflin was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Digital Equipment Corporation. He joined Digital Equipment after 22 years with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation, during which he held a number of senior positions both in the United States and overseas. "Bruce's tenure at 3Com combined with his leadership experience at Digital Equipment Corporation and IBM bring to Ciena an impressive set of skills and solid industry knowledge base that will be invaluable to Ciena as we advance our position in the market," said Gary Smith, president and chief executive officer of Ciena. "It's an exciting time in the communications industry. Through solid execution of its strategy, Ciena has established itself as a long-term player in this very dynamic market. I look forward to being a contributor to Ciena's success as it continues on the path to sustained profitability and long-term growth," said Claflin. Mr. Claflin, 54, received his B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. in 1973. In 2003, Mr. Claflin was named a Distinguished Alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. of Penn State, its highest honor for lifetime achievements. Mr. Claflin also serves on the board of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. ) where he chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. About Ciena Ciena Corporation is the network specialist, focused on expanding the possibilities for its customers' networks while reducing their cost of ownership. The company's systems, software and services target and cure specific network pain points so that telcos, cable operators, governments and enterprises can best exploit the new applications that are driving their businesses forward. For more information, visit www.ciena.com. |
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