Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. declined 1.2% in after-hours trading after the company disclosed that Chief Financial Officer John Markovich will retire effective September 2, 2026.
Markovich, who has served in the role for five years, played a key role in the company’s 2022 public listing and helped raise more than $900 million in capital during his tenure. The company stated his departure was not due to any disagreement over business operations, accounting practices or disclosures.
Greg Golkov, currently senior vice president of finance at D-Wave, will assume the position of acting CFO and principal financial and accounting officer. Golkov brings over 25 years of finance and accounting experience, including roles as vice president and controller at Butterfly Network from October 2020 to March 2023 and senior vice president of finance at Kaseya from August 2018 to October 2020. He joined D-Wave in May 2023.
Chief Executive Officer Alan Baratz acknowledged Markovich’s contributions in a statement accompanying the announcement.
D-Wave operates as the only dual-platform quantum computing company, offering both annealing and gate-model systems alongside software and services.
