A University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduate has been appointed Senior Vice President (SVP), Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for IonQ the world’s leading quantum platform and foundry.
Martin Brown graduated from University of Paisley (now UWS) with a BA in Business Economics in 1996.
Martin commented on LinkedIn: “I’m incredibly excited to join IonQ as SVP, EMEA.
“Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to help grow businesses at moments when transformative technologies were moving from early adoption to mainstream impact.
“What drew me to IonQ is the combination of technical leadership, ambitious vision, and relentless focus on execution. IonQ is helping define the future of quantum computing, quantum networking, and the infrastructure that will underpin the next generation of innovation.
“EMEA is home to some of the world’s leading enterprises, research institutions, governments, and technology ecosystems. The opportunity to work alongside customers and partners across the region – to help unlock real-world value from quantum technologies – was so compelling!
“I’m looking forward to developing new relationships, expanding existing partnerships, and helping accelerate IonQ’s growth across EMEA.”
Martin joins IonQ from BigID where he was SVP EMEA & APJ. In 2022 he became GVP for EMEA and APJ for Rubrik, the Cloud Data Management Company, stepping up from his previous roles with Rubrik as RVP for UKI, Middle East, and Africa.
Before joining Rubrik, Martin spent seven years at Dell EMC. Prior to that he was Vice President at Alliance Bernstein and RBS Global Client Director at Cisco.
Scott Millard, Chief Business Officer at IonQ, said: “Thrilled to welcome Martin Brown to IonQ to lead our EMEA business.
“As IonQ continues to expand globally, EMEA represents a tremendous opportunity across enterprise, government, and research. Martin’s experience building and scaling international technology businesses makes him the ideal leader to accelerate our growth across the region.”
IonQ, Inc. is the world’s leading quantum platform and foundry – delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security.