Hector Silva

Hector Silva is an accomplished sales executive at Ciena, currently serving as the Director of Sales Strategic Accounts for the Blue Planet division, responsible for managing Major Tier-1 and MSO Accounts globally and achieving notable year-over-year increases in software sales. Previously, Hector held positions including Chief Technology Officer and Strategic Sales Leader for Latin America, where leadership of the Sales Architecture team facilitated the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and the promotion of Ciena at significant industry events. As Director of Sales Systems Engineering, Hector played a key role in advancing Optical, Packet, and Switching Technologies, successfully leading the implementation of the first Intelligent Optical Backbone in Mexico and Brazil, thus enhancing revenue and market share. Hector's professional journey commenced as a Senior Sales Systems Engineer at Ciena, and prior experience includes network system engineering at Nokia. Hector holds multiple degrees from Tecnológico de Monterrey and UCL, including a Master of Science in Technologies for Broadband Communications and an MBA in Telecoms.