Scott Millard Named IonQ’s New Chief Business Officer

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 19, 2025--

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum company, today announced that Scott Millard will join the company as its new Chief Business Officer (CBO) reporting to IonQ Chairman and CEO Niccolo de Masi. Millard assumes his role from Rima Alameddine, who will be pursuing other opportunities and will remain in an advisory capacity during a transition period.

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As CBO, Millard will be responsible for transforming industries and helping customers solve some of the world’s most complex problems with IonQ's award-winning quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensing, and quantum security portfolio. He will focus on further accelerating growth and scaling the mass market adoption of IonQ quantum products and services by leading sales strategy, customer success, and go-to-market execution.

"The record-breaking financial results we announced earlier this month underscore why IonQ is the industry leader in quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensing, and quantum security. Our company’s technical leadership as well as our superior unit economics make IonQ the preferred quantum platform company for customers worldwide,” said de Masi. “As we look ahead at commercializing all segments of our full-stack quantum solution, we believe that Scott’s 30+ years of sales leadership in technology will play a key role in expanding our lead in the quantum industry. In particular, his deep expertise in AI will be an important complement to IonQ's strength in creating and selling quantum + AI solutions.”

Millard’s expertise for building high growth teams was demonstrated during his time as Senior Vice President, Global AI Sales at Dell Technologies, where he led a $20B+ organization supporting the world’s largest AI Natives and Cloud Service Providers. In this role Millard oversaw sales, technical, product, and services teams that drove some of the largest AI deployments in the world.

His previous strategic sales roles at Dell included leading Global Partner sales overseeing a $22B data center portfolio and Senior Vice President of North America Preferred accounts managing a $5B enterprise and commercial organization. Millard also served as VP, Americas Channel Sales for EMC, managing a $4B+ business. He received an MBA in Information Systems and a BS in Business Administration from Bryant University.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum company delivering solutions to solve the world’s most complex problems. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, IonQ Forte and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results. The company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance in 2025.

The company is accelerating its technology roadmap and intends to deliver the world’s most powerful quantum computers with 2 million qubits by 2030 to accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. IonQ’s advancements in quantum networking also position the company as a leader in building the quantum internet.

IonQ has operations in Maryland, Washington, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, United Kingdom, Toronto, South Korea, Sweden, and Switzerland. The company’s innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Fortune Future 50, Newsweek’s 2025 Excellence Index 1000, and Forbes’ 2025 Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies list. Available through all major cloud providers, IonQ is making quantum more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com.

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Scott Millard Appointed Chief Business Officer at IonQ

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 12, 2026--

Global Critical Resources Corporation (GCR) today announced the appointment of Matthieu Bos as a Member of its Advisory Board. Mr. Bos is a seasoned executive with more than fifteen years of experience in the mining and banking industries.

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Mr. Bos is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Energy Materials Plc (TSX: FLCN) (Falcon), an anode material development company. Backed by La Mancha Fund, Falcon is building a battery material plant in the Kingdom of Morocco.

Prior to joining Falcon, Mr. Bos served as Executive Vice President Africa of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) (Ivanhoe), a leading Canadian diversified mining company which has developed the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His responsibilities included corporate development, investor relations, concentrate marketing, and government relations. Mr. Bos also helped Ivanhoe secure more than $3 billion in financing and investment. Mr. Bos began his career in the metals and mining group of BMO Capital Markets.

Mr. Bos also has an impressive track record of advising companies in the natural resources sector. He will continue to serve on the board of Hercules Metals (TSX:BIG), an Idaho-focused copper exploration company, and SRQ Exploration (TSX:SRQ), a Quebec-focused nickel exploration company. Mr. Bos was previously Non-Executive Director at Elemental Altus Royalties, a precious metals royalty company which attracted the first investment in the mining sector from the Tether stablecoin, and Shanta Gold, an East African gold producer.

Mr. Bos holds a Master of Science degree in Metallurgy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering, both from the Delft University of Technology. He speaks Dutch, English, and French.

“We are excited to welcome Matthieu to our team. His considerable experience and track record of success in the mining industry across Africa and the world will help bring GCR to its next chapter of growth,” said GCR’s Executive Chairman Cevdet Caner.

GCR Chief Executive Officer Richard Bunning said, “Matthieu’s appointment demonstrates our commitment to building a world-class advisory team with deep technical, operational, and geopolitical expertise. His leadership and unique perspective will accelerate the execution of our strategic vision.”

Mr. Bos stated, “I am honored to join GCR’s Advisory Board at such a pivotal time for the company. I look forward to working with Cevdet, Richard, and rest of GCR’s first-class team as they create a strong foundation for long-term success in this critical industry.”

Global Critical Resources Corporation (GCR) is a U.S.-registered producer of the critical metals that power modern life with assets in Africa and South America. GCR’s Executive Chairman, Austrian entrepreneur Cevdet Caner, has over two decades experience investing in the mining and property sectors and is the founder of several multi-billion-dollar real estate and natural resource companies.

Matthieu Bos, Advisory Board Member, Global Critical Resources Corporation