- Sophie Ames will lead the company’s human capital innovation strategy to support its next stage of growth.
- Her prior experience includes leadership roles at top public and private technology and services companies, including Mitel, ServiceMax, Avaya and more.
- D-Wave CEO Dr. Alan Baratz said Ames’ proven 25-year track record will help D-Wave’s employee value proposition stand out in a highly competitive labor marketplace.
D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software and services, and the first commercial provider of quantum computers, recently announced the appointment of a new chief human resources officer to its executive team (https://ibn.fm/elbbu).
The new chief human resources officer, Sophie Ames, brings more than 25 years of broad international experience in the human resources field. Ames has held leadership roles with various top public and private international technology and services companies, such as Mitel, ServiceMax, Veritas Technologies LLC, Avaya, Amdocs, and Thomson Legal & Regulatory, establishing a strong track record for building agile, high performance HR teams and scaling organizations for growth.
In her new role at D-Wave, Ames will spearhead the company’s global human capital innovation strategy designed to help support the company’s next stage of growth. This includes talent acquisition, learning and development, organizational effectiveness, compensation and benefits, and HR operations. She will focus on building the connection between the company’s performance, people and processes across the entire employee lifecycle engagement.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join D-Wave and be part of a company leading the next technology innovation revolution. It is an incredible opportunity to help shape the future of an industry and to bring the human capital function to the forefront of growth,” said Ames.
D-Wave CEO Dr. Alan Baratz echoed this excitement in welcoming Ames to D-Wave, noting, “Sophie’s proven track record and experience will add strategic value to the human resources function as we continue to build and differentiate D-Wave’s employee value proposition in a distinctive labor marketplace.”
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.dwavequantum.com.
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