Sharon Holt has joined the D-Wave Quantum Inc. Board of Directors, bringing extensive experience in semiconductors and global technology leadership. Holt, a principal at Fraser Stuart Ventures, previously held executive roles at Rambus, Agilent Technologies, and HP. Her addition follows D-Wave’s recent board appointments as the company accelerates adoption of its annealing quantum computing solutions. A news release announcing Holt’s appointment can be accessed here.
Horizon Quantum has appointed Philip Tan as Vice President of Commercial Operations. With over 25 years of experience at companies like IBM, Lenovo, and Marvell Technology, Tan has also worked with AI startups such as Graphcore and Hugging Face. He aims to leverage his expertise to drive growth and market expansion, positioning quantum computing as the next technological frontier. A LinkedIn post announcing Tan’s appointment can be seen here.
PsiQuantum has named Jason Miller as Senior Vice President of Product Management. A nearly two-decade Google veteran, Miller led product management for science AI and brings experience from McKinsey, Fletcher Spaght, and Dell. At PsiQuantum, he will oversee hardware and software development to advance the company’s mission of building a commercially viable quantum computer. A LinkedIn post about Miller’s appointment can be found here, and additional details are available here.
Entropica Labs has appointed Chad Rigetti, founder and former CEO of Rigetti Computing, to its board of directors. Dr. Rigetti brings significant expertise in scaling quantum ventures and leading pioneering efforts in quantum computing. He joins as the LIFTT-appointed director, reflecting LIFTT’s commitment to Entropica’s growth in fault-tolerant quantum error correction technologies. Dr. Rigetti highlighted the critical role of error correction in advancing practical quantum computing and expressed enthusiasm for supporting Entropica’s transformative work. A news release announcing Rigetti’s appointment is available here.
We wish these leaders success in their new roles.
November 27, 2024
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