Don H. Davis, Jr. Joins CIENA Board of Directors.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 CIENA Corporation Ciena Corporation NASDAQ: CIEN develops and markets communications network platforms and software, and offers professional services. The Company's broadband access, data and optical networking platforms, software tools, and global network services support worldwide telecom (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CIEN CIEN Ciena Corporation (stock symbol) ) today announced that Don H. Davis, Jr., chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Rockwell Automation, has joined CIENA's board of directors. "Don's leadership and his extensive experience will be extremely beneficial to CIENA as we look to further expand our market opportunity and execute on key strategies for maintaining market leadership," said Gary Smith, CIENA's president and 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. . Davis, 62, has been with Rockwell, since 1985. His responsibilities as chairman and CEO were preceded by roles as executive vice president and 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. . In addition, Davis held a variety of leadership roles with the Allen-Bradley Company from 1963 until 1985, when it was acquired by Rockwell International. "I am very pleased to be joining CIENA's board of directors. As an industry leader with a best-of-breed product portfolio, a reputation for excellent customer service and support, and the drive to stay competitive, CIENA is positioned to not just survive this difficult economic environment, but to emerge as a new, more competitive leader," said Davis. In addition to the Rockwell Automation board, Davis is a member of the board of directors of Illinois Tool Works Illinois Tool Works or ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 500 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L. Smith, and three other men Frank W. England, Paul B. and Apogent Technologies. He is also a member of the Business Council, the Business Roundtable Business Roundtable (BRT), an association consisting of the chief executive officers of major U.S. corporations that was founded in 1972 through the merger of the three preexisting business organizations. , and The Conference Board. Mr. Davis earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. ABOUT CIENA CIENA Corporation's market-leading optical networking systems form the core for the new era of networks and services worldwide. CIENA's LightWorks(TM) architecture enables next-generation optical services and changes the fundamental economics of service-provider networks by simplifying the network and reducing the cost to operate it. Additional information about CIENA can be found at www.ciena.com. |
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