Cambridge Quantum Computing Appoints Denise Ruffner Chief Business Officer
(CambridgeQuantumComputing) Cambridge Quantum Computing (“CQC”) today announced that Denise Ruffner has been appointed Chief Business Officer and a member of the Company’s executive leadership team. In this role, she will manage and coordinate CQC’s business development activities and will focus on building CQC’s strong growth agenda, fostering client development and loyalty, and managing corporate strategy and key relationships.
Denise has been recognised for innovation, sales leadership and strategic planning throughout her 18-year career at IBM. During this tenure, she held a variety of roles which included responsibility for quotas up to >$750 million in annual revenue. She joins CQC from the IBM Systems Group Quantum Computing team where her leadership responsibilities included developing and heading the IBM Q Startup Program, in addition to leading the IBM Q Network Ambassador team for the North America, Latin America and Asia regions. Prior to this, Denise was the Worldwide Genomics Sales Leader for IBM Systems Group. Denise holds a Master’s degree in Neurobiology and Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh.