D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced a key strategic executive addition today. Specifically, D-Wave appointed veteran technology finance leader Kevan P. Krysler to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. The publicly traded enterprise quantum firm provides both annealing and gate-model quantum hardware systems, software tools, and cloud services worldwide.
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Krysler is currently Chief Financial Officer of Carbon Robotics, a pioneer in the physical AI and agricultural robotics space. He brings considerable public company oversight, financial management expertise, and corporate governance experience in leading technology companies. Specifically, his technical expertise includes public reporting, international finance, growth strategy, and enterprise risk management.
Before joining Carbon Robotics, Krysler served as Chief Financial Officer at Everpure, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise data storage firm. Earlier in his career, he worked as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at VMware, Inc. Additionally, he spent eighteen years at KPMG LLP, where he served as a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley technology practice.
“D-Wave is at an exciting stage of growth, with a differentiated technology portfolio and accelerating commercial traction, as quantum computing becomes an important part of the enterprise technology landscape,” said Krysler. “I look forward to bringing my experience in financial strategy, scaling technology businesses, and facilitating risk management and governance to support the company as it continues to execute on its vision.”
“Kevan’s extensive financial leadership experience across public and high-growth technology companies will be a valuable addition to the D-Wave board,” said Sharon Holt, chair of the D-Wave board. “His perspectives on capital allocation, operating discipline and navigating complex growth environments will complement the board’s existing expertise as D-Wave continues to pursue its strategic objectives.”
Meanwhile, D-Wave expands commercial adoption of its annealing quantum technology across diverse global enterprise industries.
“D-Wave is experiencing strong commercial momentum while making meaningful progress across our product roadmaps,” said Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave. “As adoption of our production-grade annealing quantum computing technology scales and our dual-platform strategy advances, Kevan will be a valuable addition in helping D-Wave capitalize on the significant opportunity ahead and drive sustained growth.”
In summary, D-Wave gains vital leadership depth through Krysler’s governance background. Thus, the company strengthens its position as commercial enterprise adoption accelerates across global markets.
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Source: Businesswire
