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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 17, 2026, Dr. Pouya Dianat ceased serving as the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer and transitioned to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer, effective immediately, focusing on product development. This transition was mutually agreed between Dr. Dianat and the Company, and Dr. Dianat’s compensation arrangement was not materially changed in connection with the transition.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 17, 2026, the Board appointed Susan G. Hunt to the position of the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer, effective immediately, succeeding Dr. Pouya Dianat, who transitioned to the role of Chief Product Officer as described under Item 5.02 above.
Susan G. Hunt, age 64, is the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer. Susan brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience, including senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Nuance Communications, LivePerson, and Sprint PCS. Throughout her career, she has built high-performing revenue organizations, negotiated more than $2 billion in enterprise agreements, and earned a reputation for helping category-defining technologies become successful enterprise businesses. Since January 2023, she served as Founder and CEO of Surge Growth Consulting (“Surge”), advising executive teams, boards, and investors on go-to-market strategy, revenue growth, organizational design, and commercialization. Under her leadership, Surge partnered with AI, data, cybersecurity, and quantum technology companies to help them successfully transition from early innovation to enterprise scale. Prior to founding Surge, Susan served as Chief Revenue Officer of Orbital Insight, where she led the Company’s global revenue organization and commercial strategy from May 2022 to January 2023. From January 2019 to October 2022, Susan served as Senior Vice President of North American Sales at LivePerson, where she led the sales and business development functions across various verticals in North America. In November 2025, she launched Stare Down the Bull, a leadership podcast featuring candid conversations with CEOs, founders, investors, and technology executives on leadership, artificial intelligence, enterprise sales, and innovation.
As the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Susan will lead the Company’s global revenue strategy, sales execution, strategic partnerships, and customer growth initiatives as the Company continues to accelerate the commercialization of quantum computing solutions.
The Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Susan G. Hunt as Chief Revenue Officer is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| QUANTUM COMPUTING INC. | ||
| Date: July 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher Roberts |
| Christopher Roberts | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Quantum Computing Inc. Appoints Susan Hunt as
Chief Revenue Officer and Creates Chief Product Officer
Role to Accelerate Commercial Growth
| ● | Former CRO, Pouya Dianat, assumes newly created Chief Product Officer role, strengthening product leadership while accelerating commercial growth |
HOBOKEN, NJ – JULY 22, 2026 – Quantum Computing Inc. (“QCi” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: QUBT), a vertically integrated quantum company pioneering photonics and semiconductor manufacturing, today announced the appointment of Susan Hunt as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and that Pouya Dianat, who has served as the Company’s CRO, will transition into the newly created role of Chief Product Officer (CPO). The leadership changes reflect QCi’s continued focus on accelerating commercial growth while strengthening product strategy and execution as the Company scales.
Joining QCi as CRO, Susan Hunt is an accomplished technology executive with more than 30 years of experience driving revenue growth and commercializing disruptive technologies across enterprise software, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, telecommunications and emerging technology markets. Hunt has consistently united cross-functional teams, developed scalable revenue organizations and successfully brought breakthrough technologies to market, driving sustained commercial growth.
Throughout her career, Hunt has held executive leadership positions at Orbital Insight, Nuance Communications, LivePerson, Salesforce and Sprint PCS, where she built and led high-performing global sales organizations, negotiated more than $2 billion in enterprise agreements and helped scale category-defining companies through rapid growth and market expansion. She is widely recognized for bringing breakthrough technologies to market and building enterprise sales organizations that consistently deliver sustainable revenue growth.
The creation of the Chief Product Officer (CPO) role marks an important step in QCi’s evolution. As CPO, Dianat will lead the Company’s product vision, strategy and management, ensuring QCi’s technologies are translated into differentiated solutions that address the evolving needs of commercial and government customers. Bringing a unique combination of market insight, customer understanding, and deep knowledge of QCi’s technical portfolio, Dianat is well-positioned to drive the Company’s product roadmap and accelerate innovation aligned with customer demand.
“This is a thoughtful and strategic evolution of our leadership team as QCi enters its next phase of growth,” said Yuping Huang, CEO of QCi. “Our technology and products are ready for broader deployment, delivering meaningful value to customers through practical applications in real-world environments. We are excited to welcome Susan to lead our revenue organization and accelerate commercial growth, while Pouya brings his deep understanding of our technology, customers and markets to the Chief Product Officer role. Together, they will strengthen our ability to execute our strategy and create long-term value for our customers and shareholders.”
As Chief Revenue Officer, Hunt will lead QCi’s global revenue strategy, sales organization, business development, strategic partnerships, customer success initiatives and go-to-market execution as the Company continues expanding its commercial presence.
“As organizations increasingly look to harness the power of quantum technology to solve complex business challenges, QCi is uniquely positioned to deliver practical, differentiated solutions,” said Susan Hunt, CRO. “Throughout my career, I have been passionate about bringing bleeding-edge technologies to market and building world-class enterprise sales organizations. I look forward to partnering with the exceptional team at QCi to accelerate commercialization, deepen customer relationships and drive the Company’s next phase of growth.”
As Chief Product Officer, Dianat will oversee product strategy, management and commercialization, working closely with technology, engineering and marketing teams to ensure QCi’s innovations are developed into market-leading solutions that solve meaningful customer challenges.
“I’m excited to take on this new role at an important point in QCi’s growth,” said Pouya Dianat, CPO. “Our opportunity is to transform innovative quantum technologies into products that solve real business problems. I look forward to leading our product strategy and working across the organization to bring solutions to market that help executives address complex operational challenges while unlocking the full potential of our technology.”
These leadership appointments underscore QCi’s commitment to aligning its executive team to support the Company’s next phase of growth. By strengthening leadership across both product innovation and commercial execution, QCi is well-positioned to accelerate customer adoption, expand revenue opportunities and deliver long-term value to customers, partners and shareholders.
About Quantum Computing Inc.
Quantum Computing Inc. (Nasdaq: QUBT) is a vertically integrated quantum company pioneering photonics and semiconductor manufacturing, and delivering accessible, scalable, and cost-effective quantum machines, photonics products, and advanced packaging. The Company provides foundry services for photonic chips and semiconductor manufacturing, and offers a vertically integrated portfolio spanning photonics and electronic components, subsystems, and full-stack systems.
Designed to operate at room-temperature with low-power requirements, QCi’s technologies enable practical deployment across high-growth markets, including high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, aerospace and defense, and advanced sensing and imaging.
Headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, QCi also has operations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Virginia. By combining advanced materials, device engineering, and scalable manufacturing, QCi delivers integrated quantum, photonics, and semiconductor technologies, accelerating commercialization and real-world adoption.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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