Gary B.  Smith net worth and biography

Gary Smith Biography and Net Worth

CEO of Ciena

Gary Smith is the CEO of Ciena, a role he has held since 2001. He has also served as president and director since 2000. 

Smith joined the company in 1997, and he has held a variety of leadership positions including chief operating officer, senior vice president for worldwide sales, and vice president for international sales.

Previously, he held the position of vice president for sales and marketing at Intelsat, a U.S. satellite communications service provider, and at Cray Communications, a telecommunications, networking, and wireless service provider.

Smith currently sits on the board at CommVault Systems, a data protection and data management software company. He previously served on the board at Avaya, a multinational technology company focused on unified communications.

He serves on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, is a member of the Wake Forest University Advisory Council for the Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, and works on various initiatives at the Center for Corporate Innovation, a consulting and professional services firm.

Smith was born in the United Kingdom and earned his M.B.A. at Ashridge Management College. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland. 

 

What is Gary B. Smith's net worth?

The estimated net worth of Gary B. Smith is at least $17.95 million as of April 15th, 2024. Mr. Smith owns 385,109 shares of Ciena stock worth more than $17,949,930 as of April 26th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Smith may own. Additionally, Mr. Smith receives an annual salary of $2,500,000.00 as CEO at Ciena. Learn More about Gary B. Smith's net worth.

How old is Gary B. Smith?

Mr. Smith is currently 64 years old. There are 7 older executives and no younger executives at Ciena. Learn More on Gary B. Smith's age.

What is Gary B. Smith's salary?

As the CEO of Ciena Co., Mr. Smith earns $2,500,000.00 per year. Learn More on Gary B. Smith's salary.

How do I contact Gary B. Smith?

The corporate mailing address for Mr. Smith and other Ciena executives is 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD, 21076. Ciena can also be reached via phone at (410) 694-5700 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Gary B. Smith's contact information.

Has Gary B. Smith been buying or selling shares of Ciena?

Gary B. Smith has not been actively trading shares of Ciena within the last three months. Learn More on Gary B. Smith's trading history.

Who are Ciena's active insiders?

Ciena's insider roster includes Stephen Alexander (SVP), Bruce Claflin (Director), Joseph Cumello (SVP), Rick Hamilton (SVP), Scott McFeely (SVP), James Moylan, Jr. (CFO), Patrick Nettles (Director), Thomas Nevens (Director), Judith O'Brien (Director), Andrew Petrik (VP), Jason Phipps (SVP), David Rothenstein (VP), and Gary Smith (CEO). Learn More on Ciena's active insiders.

Are insiders buying or selling shares of Ciena?

In the last twelve months, insiders at the communications equipment provider sold shares 40 times. They sold a total of 207,055 shares worth more than $10,226,741.40. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 15th when SVP Joseph Cumello sold 3,156 shares worth more than $144,355.44. Insiders at Ciena own 0.8% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Ciena.

Information on this page was last updated on 4/15/2024.

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Ciena Company Overview

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Ciena Corporation provides hardware and software services for delivery of video, data, and voice traffic metro, aggregation, and access communications network worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers convergence of coherent optical transport, open optical networking, optical transport network switching, IP routing, and switching services. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as 8100 coherent routing platforms; 3000 family of service delivery switches and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company's Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, multi-cloud orchestration, and unified assurance and analytics services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers MCP domain controller solution, and OneControl unified management system, as well as planning tools. The company's Global Services segment provides maintenance support and training, installation and deployment, and consulting and network design services. Ciena Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
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