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Ciena was founded in 1992 under the name HydraLite by electrical engineer David R. Huber. [13] [14] Huber served as chief executive officer, while his former employer, Optelecom, an optical networking company, provided "management assistance and production facilities," [14] and co-founder Kevin Kimberlin "provided initial equity capital during the formation of the Company". [15]
In 1973 Claflin joined IBM in a sales position. Over a 22 year career he held a number of senior positions in Sales, Marketing, Research, Development and General Management both in the US and overseas. In 1992 Claflin led the team which developed the IBM ThinkPad line of products after which he became President of Personal Computers/America.
Smith joined Ciena in 1997 and has been president and CEO since May 2001. [4] Prior to serving as CEO, Smith was chief operating officer; and prior to that, senior vice president of worldwide sales. Smith joined Ciena in November 1997 as vice president of international sales. [2] He has been on Ciena's board of directors since October 2000. [5]
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Ciena also provides software; in fiscal year 2018, the company generated $200 million in revenue from software, including $26 million from the software division known as Blue Planet. [7] Ciena has approximately 6,000 employees, as of October 2018. [8] Gary Smith serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO). [9]
In 1982, Kimberlin invested in Millicom, a startup selected by the Federal Communications Commission to demonstrate the feasibility of cellular telephony. [1] [2] [3] As advisor to the CEO, he structured the first equity financing for Millicom, which started the Racal–Millicom joint venture —subsequently renamed Vodafone Group plc.