

In the Top 5% of 1808 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 5% of 270 Nearby Companies in Boston
2nd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Gary B. Smith has been Principal Executive Officer of Cyan, Inc. since August 3, 2015. Mr. Smith has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Ciena Corporation since May 2001. Mr. Smith serves as the President of CIENA Communications, Inc. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Ciena Corporation from October 2000 to November 4, 2005. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ciena Corporation from August 1999 to October 2000. He resumed primary responsibilities for Ciena Corporation.'s worldwide sales efforts in November 2002. He served as Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales of Ciena Corporation from September 1998 to August 1999 and served as its Vice President of International Sales since joining in November 1997. From June 1995 to October 1997, He served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Intelsat Investments S.A and Cray Communications Inc. He has been a Director of Avaya Inc. since December 6, 2011. He serves as a Director of Valaran Corporation. He served as a Lead Director of Commvault Systems, Inc. since May 2006 and has been its Director since May 2004. He has been a Director of Ciena Corporation. since October 2000. He served as a Director at Avaya Holdings Corp. He serves as a Director for the American Electronics Association. Mr. Smith is a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, the Global Information Infrastructure Commission and the Center for Corporate Innovation (CCI). Mr. Smith received his master's in business administration from Ashridge Management College, United Kingdom.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at CIENA CORPORATION.
Based on 80 ratings, Gary Smith ranks right above Juniper Networks' CEO, Rami Rahim.
CIENA CORPORATION's CEO is highly regarded by the HR department, Female employees, and the Engineering department. However, the Sales department and employees with Over 10 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
CIENA CORPORATION ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
CIENA CORPORATION ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in Boston for CEO Rating Score.
