IonQ Appoints Tech & Finance Veterans to Board of Directors

IonQ filed an 8-K to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, effective August 24, 2026. The company added two seats to the board to appoint Eric R. Ball and Timothy E. Baxter.

• Eric R. Ball, age 62, was appointed as a Class II director with a term expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting. Dr. Ball is a technology finance expert with experience as SVP and Treasurer at Oracle and senior roles at Cisco and AT&T.

• Timothy E. Baxter, age 65, was appointed as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting. Mr. Baxter previously served as Chairman of SkyWater Technology (recently acquired by IonQ) and was the CEO of Samsung North America.

The appointments bring significant financial, M&A, and technology industry leadership to IonQ's board as it enters its next phase of growth and manufacturing scalability.

The filing also disclosed under Item 8.01 that the company's outstanding public warrants (IONQ WS) will expire on September 30, 2026. Trading of the warrants on the NYSE will cease before markets open on September 29, 2026.