Company: IONQ
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-059289
Chunk: 17

Company: IonQ, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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la Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and holds a B.A. in Economics and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. We believe Ms. Thomas is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of her extensive and varied experience in multiple senior executive roles at a publicly traded technology company.

Director Independence

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE. As a company listed on the NYSE, we are required under NYSE listing standards to maintain a board of directors comprised of a majority of independent directors as determined affirmatively by our board of directors. Under NYSE listing standards, a director will only qualify as an independent director if, in the opinion of that listed company’s board of directors, the director does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In addition, the NYSE listing standards require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of our audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent and, in the case of our audit and compensation committees, satisfy heightened independence requirements. For compensation committee members, our board of directors must consider all factors specifically relevant to determining whether each compensation committee member has a relationship with us that is material to the director’s ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a compensation committee member.

Audit committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and NYSE listing standards applicable to audit committee members. Compensation committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and NYSE listing standards applicable to compensation committee members.

Our board of directors has undertaken a review of the independence of each of our directors. Based on information provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, our board of directors has determined that Robert Cardillo, Kathryn Chou, Inder M. Singh, William Scannell, Wendy Thomas, and Gabrielle Toledano, representing six of our eight directors, do not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is an “independent director” as defined under the listing standards of the NYSE. Niccolo de Masi is not considered an independent director because of his position as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Chapman is not considered an independent director because of his