Laura Howard was appointed Chief Marketing Officer of ECI in 2006. She leads ECI's global marketing strategy and orchestrates all of the company's marketing activities. Ms. Howard's vast experience spans 25 years of leadership roles in data and telecommunications marketing. Prior to joining ECI, she served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at US-based Ciena Corporation. She has also held the position of Senior Vice President at Ericsson AB, expanding the company through global marketing, and as Vice President at 3Com Corporation, where she led business development and marketing initiatives. Ms. Howard holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Southern New Hampshire, USA.