CIEN - Leadership updates

Grant Hoffman appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer Brodie Gage named Chief Product and Technology Officer Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) today announced the appointment of Grant Hoffman as Chief Supply Chain Officer and the transition of Brodie Gage to Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). Both report to President and CEO Gary Smith and serve on the company’s Executive Leadership Team. These appointments support Ciena’s continued growth by further strengthening its ability to scale operations while advancing innovation and product leadership. "As demand for our technology continues to grow, our ability to scale and optimize our supply chain is critical to delivering for our cus

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600:  S&P MidCap 400 constituent Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN) will replace Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: ARWR) will replace Ciena in the S&P MidCap 400, and ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) will replace Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Monday, February 9. Thoma Bravo L.P. acquired Dayforce in a deal that closed today.OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (NASD: OSW) will replace Dynavax Technologies Corp. (NASD: DVAX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effec

Edward Smith Appointed Chair of the Board; Steven Waszak Appointed as Independent Director Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO), the leading global provider of data programming and security provisioning solutions for flash, flash-memory based intelligent devices and microcontrollers, announced changes to its Board of Directors intended to strengthen its leadership as the Company focuses on market expansion. Edward Smith, who has served on the Data I/O Board of Directors since 2022, has been appointed Chair of the Board. Steven Waszak has joined the Board of Directors of Data I/O effective December 3, 2025. Sally Washlow will remain on the Board and assumes the position of independent directo

  Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), the global leader in high-speed connectivity, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nubis Communications, a privately-held company headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey. The addition of Nubis, which specializes in high-performance, ultra-compact, low-power optical and electrical interconnects tailored to support AI workloads, will expand Ciena's portfolio and add critical talent to address a wider range of opportunities inside the data center. Nubis' solutions complement Ciena's existing high-speed interconnects portfolio and will enable new capabilities to support growing AI workloads by significantly increasing scale up a

Ciena® Corporation (NYSE:CIEN), the global leader in high-speed connectivity, today announced the appointment of Marc D. Graff as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective August 1, 2025. Reporting to President and CEO Gary B. Smith as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, he will be based at Ciena's corporate headquarters in Maryland. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250618618051/en/Ciena Appoints Marc D. Graff as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer "Marc brings extensive financial expertise and industry knowledge, particularly in data center-related technologies, to Cien

Ciena® Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) announced the appointment of Lawton W. Fitt as independent Chair of Ciena's Board of Directors, effective December 11, 2024. Concurrently, Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D., stepped down as Executive Chair, in connection with his decision not to stand for re-election at the end of his term at Ciena's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which time he will retire. Dr. Nettles will continue in his role as a member of Ciena's Board of Directors until that time and provide support to Ms. Fitt in her transition. Lawton W. Fitt brings significant professional experience as well as a deep familiarity with Ciena's strategy, business, and technology. She has served as a D

Ciena® Corporation (NYSE:CIEN), a networking systems, services, and software company, today announced the promotion of Dino DiPerna and Brodie Gage to its Executive Leadership Team, reporting to President and CEO Gary Smith. The leadership appointments are designed to support Ciena's continued growth through market leadership in optical technologies, increasing opportunities in IP/Optical convergence, and addressable market expansion in next-generation metro and edge applications. DiPerna becomes Ciena's Senior Vice President of Global Research & Development (R&D). In this role, he will direct the development of the company's portfolio of Converged Packet Optical, Network Control and Plan

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) today announced that Mary G. Puma has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Puma previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a publicly held company engaged in the supply of capital equipment for the semiconductor chip manufacturing industry, from January 2002 to May 2023. Prior to becoming CEO of Axcelis, she served as its President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2000. In 1998, she became General Manager and Vice President of the company's predecessor, the Implant Systems Division of Eaton Corporation. Prior to joining Eaton in 1996, Ms. Puma spent 15 years in various marketing and gener

Promotes Sheela Kosaraju to Senior Vice President and General Counsel  Ciena® Corporation (NYSE:CIEN), a networking systems, services and software company, today announced the appointment of David M. Rothenstein as senior vice president, chief strategy officer and corporate secretary. Rothenstein has served as Ciena's senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary since November 2008, and as acting chief strategy officer since March 2022. He will continue to report to President and CEO Gary Smith. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230124005396/en/David Rothenstein, Senior Vice President and Chief Str

Rebecca Smith Promoted to Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications  Ciena® Corporation (NYSE:CIEN), a networking systems, services and software company, today announced the appointment of Joe Cumello as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet, a division of Ciena. Cumello has served as Ciena's Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications since September 2020, and previously as Vice President, Global Marketing & Partners. He rejoined the company in 2015 through its acquisition of Cyan, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer and a member of the company's management team, which introduced Blue Planet to the industry. This press release features