{"id":879934,"date":"2025-08-28T07:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ionq-appoints-former-ariba-cloudera-cfo-jim-frankola-to-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T07:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:11:12","slug":"ionq-appoints-former-ariba-cloudera-cfo-jim-frankola-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ionq-appoints-former-ariba-cloudera-cfo-jim-frankola-to-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"IonQ Appoints Former Ariba &amp; Cloudera CFO Jim Frankola to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>IonQ Appoints Former Ariba &amp; Cloudera CFO Jim Frankola to Board of Directors<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Frankola brings cloud and high-performance computing expertise to support IonQ\u2019s continued commercial momentum in the era of broad quantum advantage<\/i><\/p>\n<p>COLLEGE PARK, Md.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nIonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leader in the quantum computing and quantum networking industries, today announced the appointment of Jim Frankola to its Board of Directors. Frankola, the former Chief Financial Officer of Ariba and Cloudera, brings decades of experience scaling enterprise cloud and software businesses.<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250828298591\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250828298591\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\" style=\"width: 326px;float:left;padding-left:0px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250828298591\/en\/2564320\/4\/Frankola_2017-12_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Frankola Joins IonQ Board of Directors\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:85%\">Jim Frankola Joins IonQ Board of Directors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Jim to our Board,\u201d said Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ. \u201cJim is a seasoned executive with a track record of successfully leading and advising technology companies. His deep commercial technology background and financial expertise will be invaluable as we continue to accelerate IonQ\u2019s growth and help solve high performance computing challenges with quantum computing solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nFrankola served as CFO at Cloudera, an enterprise data cloud company, where he played a critical role in the company\u2019s growth and transformation. He previously held CFO roles at Ariba and Yodlee and was an executive at IBM in their storage and software groups. Frankola formerly served on the board of Ansys which sells powerful simulation software for organizations focused on high performance computing solutions such as NASA, Toyota, BMW, Tesla, and others. Frankola is also a board member at Skillsoft, where he chairs the audit committee. He earned a Master\u2019s degree in International Business &amp; Finance from NYU Stern and a BS in Accounting from Penn State University.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIonQ is rapidly scaling its commercial reach \u2013 backed by, I believe, the strongest product portfolio and technical roadmap in the industry,\u201d said Frankola. \u201cI\u2019m honored to join the Board at this pivotal moment and look forward to contributing to IonQ\u2019s continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nFrankola\u2019s appointment reflects IonQ\u2019s ongoing commitment to building a world-class leadership team aligned with its mission to deliver the world\u2019s most powerful quantum computers and networks, scaling to 2 million qubits by 2030, and accelerating innovation across sectors including drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense.<\/p>\n<p><b>About IonQ<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2F&amp;esheet=54314272&amp;newsitemid=20250828298591&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=IonQ%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=cfece2c78263925b3f35ec5663fd059c\">IonQ, Inc.<\/a> [NYSE: IONQ] is the leading commercial quantum computing and quantum networking company, delivering high-performance systems aimed at solving the world\u2019s most complex problems. IonQ\u2019s current generation quantum computers, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fquantum-systems%2Fforte&amp;esheet=54314272&amp;newsitemid=20250828298591&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=IonQ+Forte&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c8fc0a8fbd6a1152a5698e8f5cb0fbf3\">IonQ Forte<\/a> and<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fquantum-systems%2Fforte-enterprise&amp;esheet=54314272&amp;newsitemid=20250828298591&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=IonQ+Forte+Enterprise&amp;index=3&amp;md5=4dc8e2baefb1a29b0d00c7490ff965dd\"> IonQ Forte Enterprise<\/a>, are the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fnews%2Fionq-speeds-quantum-accelerated-drug-development-application-with&amp;esheet=54314272&amp;newsitemid=20250828298591&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Amazon+Web+Services%2C+AstraZeneca%2C+and+NVIDIA&amp;index=4&amp;md5=40e876ac9de2ab2548b40565b58af866\">Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA<\/a> achieve 20x performance results.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe company is accelerating its technology roadmap and intends to deliver the world\u2019s 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\u2019s advancements in quantum networking also positions the company as a leader in building the quantum internet.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe company\u2019s innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Newsweek\u2019s 2025 Excellence Index 1000, Forbes\u2019 2025 Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies list, and Built In\u2019s 2025 100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Washington DC and Seattle, respectively. Available through all major cloud providers, IonQ is making quantum computing more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2F&amp;esheet=54314272&amp;newsitemid=20250828298591&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=IonQ.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=49cb037a0e3ddd4ec79163ac9f8f6ada\">IonQ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>IonQ Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words. Statements that are not historical in nature, including but not limited to the terms \u201caccelerating,\u201d \u201cadvancements,\u201d \u201cbuilding,\u201d \u201ccontinues,\u201d \u201cdeepening,\u201d \u201cdelivering,\u201d \u201cdriving,\u201d \u201cexpanding,\u201d \u201cgrowth,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cintent,\u201d \u201congoing,\u201d \u201coptimizing,\u201d and other similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to the IonQ\u2019s quantum computing capabilities and plans; IonQ\u2019s technology driving commercial quantum advantage in the future; the necessity, effectiveness, and future impacts of IonQ\u2019s offerings available today; and the scalability, fidelity, efficiency, viability, accessibility, effectiveness, importance, reliability, performance, speed, impact, practicality, feasibility, and commercial-readiness of IonQ\u2019s offerings. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: IonQ\u2019s ability to implement its technical roadmap; changes in the competitive industries in which IonQ operates, including development of competing technologies; IonQ\u2019s inability to attract and retain key personnel; or IonQ\u2019s ability to deliver, and customers\u2019 ability to generate, value from IonQ\u2019s offerings. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company\u2019s filings, including but not limited to those described in the \u201cRisk Factors\u201d section of IonQ&#8217;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the Company&#8217;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and IonQ assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. IonQ does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20250828298591r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250828298591\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250828298591\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>IonQ Media contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:press@ionq.co\">press@ionq.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>IonQ Investor Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:investors@ionq.co\">investors@ionq.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Maryland United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Software Networks Other Energy Internet Hardware Data Management Alternative Energy Energy Technology Other Manufacturing Semiconductor Other Technology Manufacturing<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250828298591\/en\/2564320\/3\/Frankola_2017-12_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Jim Frankola Joins IonQ Board of Directors<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250828298591\/en\/1956987\/3\/IonQ_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IonQ Appoints Former Ariba &amp; Cloudera CFO Jim Frankola to Board of Directors Frankola brings cloud and high-performance computing expertise to support IonQ\u2019s continued commercial momentum in the era of broad quantum advantage COLLEGE PARK, Md.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leader in the quantum computing and quantum networking industries, today announced the appointment of Jim Frankola to its Board of Directors. 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