Stuart Schoenmann has more than 30 years' experience as a hands-on CEO in applied technology and industrial markets with manufacturing and engineering orientation, as well as demonstrated success implementing change and improvements in manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, and organizational development. As a former CEO of a multinational $185 million photonic technology business with more than 1000 employees, Mr. Schoenmann led an eight-year business transformation. A creative strategic planner with proven ability to identify and develop key market opportunities, he is an adaptable and decisive leader of diverse multi-functional teams in developing state-of-the-art technological products and implementing dramatic operational improvements. Stuart Schoenmann was named Global CEO of Quantum Design in 2024.

Scott Krog joined Quantum Design as Global Chief Financial Officer in 2025, bringing extensive global finance and operational leadership experience across North America, Europe, and Africa. A CPA and MBA, he has held senior financial roles at Colgate-Palmolive, AT&T Wireless, Thomson Reuters, Materia, Inc., and Magnaflow, leading strategic growth, M&A, and financial transformations in both public and private companies. With expertise in financial planning, risk management, and corporate strategy, Mr. Krog has successfully scaled businesses and optimized profitability in complex international markets, and will support Quantum Design’s continued expansion and innovation.

Stefano Spagna earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science in 1995 from the University of California San Diego. Shortly after, he joined Quantum Design as a Research Physicist and became its Chief Technical Officer in 2008. In 2015, Dr. Spagna spearheaded Quantum Design's undergraduate physics laboratory initiative which includes online resources for students and educators. An active scientific researcher and published author, in 2019, Dr. Spagna joined the editorial board of Physical Review Applied, a leading scientific publication published by the American Physical Society. A vocal advocate of helium conservation, Dr. Spagna helped launch July 10th as "Helium Conservation Day," aimed at increasing awareness for helium conservation around the world. In 2022, Dr. Spagna was named Global Vice President of Strategy and Innovation of Quantum Design.

Dan Polancic joined Quantum Design as a Sales Engineer in North America in 1996. Since that time, his responsibilities and successes have grown to include not only larger territories and teams of sales associates, but other responsibilities within the company such as leadership of the Applications Department, market research, product development, and coordination of international offices. Mr. Polancic earned his BS in Business Administration from Bethel University. In 2014 Mr. Polancic was named Director of Quantum Design Product Sales, then in 2022 was promoted to Global VP of Sales and Marketing for Quantum Design.

Melinda Kimbro has more than 25 years' of experience designing and scaling global talent and organizational strategies to drive business growth and cultivate high performance cultures. Before joining Quantum Design in 2025, Ms. Kimbro held multiple Chief People Officer / Chief Human Resources Officer roles at other companies, including Viasat, Inc., a global technology company with over 7,000 employees in more than 30 countries. Ms. Kimbro brings deep expertise in all functional areas of HR, as well as employer brand, people analytics, executive compensation, and corporate social responsibility.

Aashish Chourey joined Quantum Design in 2010. Before joining Quantum Design, Dr. Chourey spent 18 years as a sales lead in the superconducting magnet system industry. His most recent position was Sales and Marketing Director at American Magnetics, Inc., where he was responsible for developing their worldwide distribution network. He played an active role in the evolution of the MAxes vector field magnet systems for research in Spintronics, as well as initializing an R&D 100 award-winning DOE program for Thermo Magnetic Processing in collaboration with the Material Science Group at ORNL, the EATON Corporation and the Ajax TOCCO Corporation. Dr. Chourey has a background in developing sales teams for a wide range of scientific and analytical instrumentation and has a Ph.D. in Physics from Mumbai University in the area of High Tc superconducting thin films.

Doug Bird joined Quantum Design's engineering group in 2005. Mr. Bird led the launch of the PPMS VersaLab and PPMS EverCool-II option. To support QD's continued growth, in 2012, he moved to the role of US Customer Service Manager, and then Director of International Technical Support in 2019. Mr. Bird has a BS in Physics from the University of California, San Diego and a MS in Physics from San Diego State University.

William Neils earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 2002 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. William joined Quantum Design in January 2005 as part of the research and development group. He helped to develop the dilution refrigerator temperature option and the PPMS DynaCool platform among other products. In mid-2015, Dr. Neils was asked to lead a separate, focused development group at Quantum Design called Q-Works. As part of this group, he helped conceive and develop the OptiCool magneto-optical cryostat platform introduced by Quantum Design in 2018. In December 2022, William Neils became the Chief Technology Officer of Quantum Design.