Cambridge, United Kingdom - Quantinuum, an integrated quantum computing company, announced that Rajeeb Hazra has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer of Quantinuum, effective immediately.
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Rajeeb Hazra has more than three decades of experience in supercomputing, quantum, and technical roles across the globe.
Mr. Hazra was most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager, Compute and Networking Business Unit, and previously Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Communications, at Micron Technology where he was based in San Jose, California.
As General Manager of the company's largest and most profitable business unit, he was responsible for a more than $12 billion annual P&L and a worldwide team across the US, Europe, and Asia in business operations, market development, and customer support functions.
He previously spent 25 years at Intel Corporation, leading the Enterprise and Government Group, Technical Computing Group, Supercomputer Architecture and Planning, and Systems Technology Research.
There he transformed the organization to focus on a world of hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructure, resulting in new products and partnerships.
He also transformed the business to achieve growth after several years of decline with first-ever strategies to harness the move to hybrid multi-cloud and enterprise use of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
He also has deep technical experience leading teams of several hundred researchers spread over multiple geographies.
Mr. Hazra has a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, U.S., and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India.
In stepping down, current Quantinuum CEO Ilyas Khan will remain a leader in the company.
He remains a member of the board of directors and will now become Vice Chairman. ■
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