IonQ Appoints Dell Technologies’ Bill Scannell to Board of Directors
February 28 2024 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Scannell’s nearly four decades of sales
experience at Dell Technologies will play a crucial role in helping
IonQ navigate its next phase of growth and innovation
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry,
today announced the appointment of Bill Scannell, President of
Global Sales and Customer Operations at Dell Technologies, to its
Board of Directors. As a member of the Board of Directors, Scannell
will provide input and direction for IonQ’s system sales strategy
and help strengthen the company’s leadership position in the
quantum economy.
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“We are thrilled to welcome Bill to our Board of Directors, as
his decades of sales experience at Dell Technologies will prove
instrumental in how IonQ engages with our current and future user
base,” said IonQ CEO Peter Chapman. “IonQ is well on its way
towards achieving our goals of quantum advantage and mass system
availability, and Bill’s guidance will play a pivotal role in how
we develop and sell systems that can tackle customers’ most complex
problems.”
Scannell is a seasoned Dell executive, bringing four decades of
commercial and executive leadership experience to IonQ’s Board of
Directors. As President of Global Sales and Customer Operations at
Dell Technologies, he oversees an organization of nearly 24,000
sales team members, driving global growth and delivering technology
solutions to organizations in 180 countries worldwide. Bill's track
record of success in driving global market expansion and
customer-focused initiatives will be invaluable as IonQ continues
to scale its operations and enter new markets.
"It is an honor to join IonQ's Board of Directors and I look
forward to actively supporting the growth of a company with such
tremendous commercial potential," said Scannell. "Quantum computing
has become a top priority for enterprise customers, and I am
excited to help IonQ accelerate its growth trajectory and deliver
quantum solutions to customers worldwide."
Today’s announcement follows IonQ’s opening of the first U.S.
quantum computing manufacturing facility in Seattle and recent
technical achievement of #AQ35 a year ahead of schedule. Current
customers taking advantage of IonQ’s quantum systems include
Airbus, Hyundai Motors, and the United States Air Force Research
Laboratory.
To learn more about how you can get started on an IonQ system
today, please contact us directly at:
https://ionq.com/get-ready.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. is a leader in quantum computing that delivers
high-performance systems capable of solving the world’s largest and
most complex commercial and research use cases. IonQ’s current
generation quantum computer, IonQ Forte, is the latest in a line of
cutting-edge systems, boasting 35 algorithmic qubits. The company’s
innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Fast
Company’s 2023 Next Big Things in Tech List and Deloitte’s 2023
Technology Fast 500™ List, respectively. Available through all
major cloud providers, IonQ is making quantum computing more
accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at
IonQ.com.
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computers, increases in algorithmic qubit achievement, and the
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industries in which IonQ operates, including development of
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IonQ’s business; IonQ’s ability to implement its business plans,
forecasts and other expectations, identify and realize partnerships
and opportunities, and to engage new and existing customers. You
should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks
and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s filings, including but
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