Quantinuum, a quantum computing company, announced the appointment of Rajeeb (Raj) Hazra as Quantinuum’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Current Quantinuum Managing Director Ilyas Khan is stepping down but will remain on the company’s management team. He remains a member of the board of directors and will become vice-president. In addition, he will continue to work full-time in the company as a senior executive and drive product development and innovation as Quantinuum’s first Chief Product Officer – a position he is deeply interested in.
Raj Hazra has over three decades of experience in supercomputing, quantum computing and in technical positions around the world. He will work closely with Ilyas Khan and the management team to accelerate quantum computing and advance the commercialization of the business. He takes the lead of an organization that currently numbers more than 480 people, which achieves real breakthroughs in drug discovery, healthcare, materials science, cybersecurity, energy transformation and climate change.
“Raj Hazra is uniquely qualified for this role, having proven his technical capabilities in cutting-edge technologies and supercomputing in companies large and small,” said Ilyas Khan .. His vision and leadership qualities are exactly what we need to continue accelerating our impact in the quantum computing industry, as well as in society as a whole. He has an entrepreneurial spirit, a strategic mindset, a passion for software and hardware technologies, and leadership experience in developing new business opportunities for quantum computing. He will continue to ensure that Quantinuum is science-based and entrepreneurial. I look forward to collaborating with Raj to create knowledge and actionable solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges. »
“With Raj at the helm, Quantinuum is well positioned to continue to expand its influence in the emerging quantum business sector, and to have an impact on real-world challenges,” noted Darius Adamczyk, Chairman of Quantinuum’s Board of Directors . Now is the perfect time to bring Raj into the business, as we build momentum to open a new chapter in quantum industries. It will help the company drive high-speed innovation and entrepreneurship in the quantum industry. I am also grateful to Ilyas Khan for continuing his leadership in a new position, and thank him for continuing to put his energy into the success of Quantinuum. »
“I am honored to take on my role as CEO, where I look forward to working to grow Quantinuum and drive the innovations that will transform the way quantum computing positively impacts the world,” said Raj. hazara. Building on the solid foundation that Ilyas and the team have laid, we will continue to move Quantinuum forward into the future. »
“We are thrilled to take this next step in what is an important moment for the quantum computing industry,” said President and Chief Operating Officer Tony Uttley . We will continue to work with our customers and partners to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems that conventional IT cannot solve, while continuing to deliver on our current commitments. »
Most recently, Raj Hazra was senior vice president and general manager responsible for IT and networking, and prior to that he was senior vice president responsible for corporate strategy and communications at Micron Technology where he was based in San Jose, California. There he established the Office of Corporate Strategy, working closely with the Chief Executive’s teams to define and implement a five-year strategic plan for the company. As Managing Director of the company’s largest and most profitable department, he was responsible for a P&L of more than $12 billion annually and a global team of commercial operations, market development and of customer support, distributed between the United States, Europe and Asia.
Prior to that, he spent 25 years at Intel Corporation, where he led the Business and Government, Technical Computing, Supercomputer Architecture and Planning, and Systems Technology Research groups. There, he transformed the organization to focus on a hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructure world, driving new products and partnerships. He also transformed the business and reignited growth after several years of decline with novel strategies to harness the shift to hybrid multicloud and enterprise use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. He also has extensive technical experience, having led teams of several hundred researchers across multiple regions.
Raj Hazra holds a PhD and MS in Computer Science from College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA and a BS in Computer Science from Jadavpur University in Kolkata , India.
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