– USA, MD – Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) announced the appointment of Lawton Fitt as independent Chair of the Board of Directors, effective December 11, 2024.
President and CEO Gary Smith said: “Lawton is an exceptional leader with broad public company experience, an understanding of growing technology businesses, and a track record of driving growth and delivering shareholder value. As Chair, she will help further strengthen Ciena’s leadership position in a rapidly evolving networking industry.”
Concurrently, Dr. Pat Nettles stepped down as Executive Chair and will retire from the Board at the 2025 AGM.
About Lawton W. Fitt
Lawton Fitt brings significant professional experience as well as a deep familiarity with Ciena’s strategy, business, and technology. She has served as a Director of Ciena since November 2000, and as chair of Ciena’s Audit Committee from October 2004 through the end of December 2024. From October 2002 to March 2005, Lawton Fitt served as Director of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. From 1979 to October 2002, she was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs & Co., where she was a partner from 1994 and a managing director from 1996 to October 2002.
She serves on the board of directors of The Carlyle Group, L.P. and The Progressive Corporation, and previously of Thomson Reuters.
Lawton Fitt holds a bachelor of arts degree from Brown University and an M.B.A. degree from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
About Ciena
Ciena is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the most adaptive networks in the industry, enabling customers to anticipate and meet ever-increasing digital demands. For three-plus decades, Ciena has brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. Prioritizing collaborative relationships with our customers, partners, and communities, we create flexible, open, and sustainable networks that better serve all users—today and into the future.
For more: https://www.ciena.com/
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