IonQ appoints Peter Chapman as chairman

IonQ announced the appointment of Peter Chapman as its next chairman of the board and Harry You as the lead independent director of the board, effective at the close of IonQ‘s upcoming annual general meeting on June 5. Both appointments were disclosed in a proxy statement issued on April 25. Peter Chapman has also been nominated for re-election as a Class III director at the meeting, and his chairmanship will take effect assuming he is re-elected. Additionally, the board unanimously nominated Harry You to become the lead independent director of the board upon the closing of the June 5th annual general meeting. You has an extensive history of generating shareholder value, from the sale of EMC to Dell to the acquisition of VMWare by Broadcom. Both Chapman and You will continue to serve in their existing roles at the company, with Chapman as CEO and president and You as chairman of the audit committee of IonQ’s board.