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This announcement details the retirement of D-Wave's CFO, a leadership transition within the quantum computing sector that impacts financial governance rather than core algorithmic or hardware research. The outgoing executive played a key role in the company's 2022 IPO and capital raises, while an internal successor will assume acting duties to ensure continuity.
D-Wave CFO John Markovich to Retire in September

Insider Brief Press release – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced that John Markovich is retiring and thus resigning from his position as Chief Financial Officer effective September 2, 2026. “John has made significant contributions […]
D-Wave CFO John Markovich will retire and resign from his position effective September 2, 2026, after five years with the company. Markovich helped lead D-Wave through its 2022 public listing, more than $900 million in…
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