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Henry Ku

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Vice President, IT - Head of Technology and Risk & Compliance at Ciena
📍 United States

Henry Ku is the Vice President of IT at Ciena, responsible for technology delivery, infrastructure, and risk management. With over 25 years of experience, he holds an MBA and a Wharton leadership certificate. Colleagues frequently describe him as an amazing leader, a great mentor, and an expert problem-solver.

He personally describes himself as "A Fixer, Builder, Dreamer!"

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Vice President, IT - Head of Technology and Risk & Compliance
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
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Priorities

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Organizational Change
Considers leading organizational transformation a personal passion and is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner.
Leadership & Mentoring
Numerous recommendations highlight his passion for leading and mentoring individuals to help them grow both technically and professionally.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Vice President, IT - Head of Technology and Risk & Compliance
Ciena
6-2022
Vice President, IT - Head of Infrastructure
Ciena
7-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Director, IT Head of Infrastructure
Ciena
7-2019 - 7-2021
Senior Director, IT Infrastructure - Network, Collaboration Experience & End User Computing
Ciena
1-2017 - 7-2019
Director IT Infrastructure - Network & Unified Communications
Ciena
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Education
2020 - 2020
Leadership and Management Certificate Program
Wharton Online
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Phoenix
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