CIENA CORP (CIEN)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for CIEN
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN | Director; Former EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Chair | 70 | ["Prior service as a CFO of a technology company", "Strong financial and accounting background", "Senior leadership experience managing a global finance organization", "Global experience with a multinational organization", "More than 40 years in the technology industry", "Executive Vice President and CFO of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. for ten years", "Treasurer for eight years", "Corporate Controller for eleven years", "Bachelor of Science degree in ecology", "Master of Arts degree in biology", "MBA in finance", "Audit committee financial expert", "Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNDK | Director | 70 | ["Former CFO, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.", "Over 40 years of experience in the global semiconductor industry", "10 years as CFO and executive vice president of AMD", "Expertise in financial management", "Experience in driving stockholder value", "Global experience in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East", "Chair of the audit committee of a public company", "Audit committee financial expert under SEC rules"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| AMD | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | [] | [] | 2023 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Director since August 2019 Chair of Audit Committee Age 70 Other public boards 1 Skills and qualifications Prior service as a CFO of a technology company in an adjacent semiconductor industry provides the Board with a high level of expertise and experience in the operations of a global, high technology company, and in scaling a business Strong financial and accounting background including as Chief Financial Officer of a public company Brings a strong financial background to his service as Chair of the Audit Committee Senior leadership experience managing a global finance organization, treasury, global corporate services and facilities Global experience with a multinational organization, including time spent in Asia More than 40 years in the technology industry Other current board experience Sandisk Corporation, Chair of Audit Committee (public) Professional highlights Mr. Kumar served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD"), a global semiconductor company, for ten years from 2013 to January 2023, as Treasurer for eight years from 2015 to January 2023, and as Corporate Controller for eleven years from 2001 to 2012. He has significant global experience, including spending ten years in Asia working for AMD's manufacturing services group across Malaysia, China, Singapore, and Thailand. He retired from AMD in April 2023. Mr. Kumar has a Bachelor of Science degree in ecology from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, a Master of Arts degree in biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA in finance from the University of California, Los Angeles.