PsiQuantum has appointed Niklas Zennström to its Board of Directors, effective August 11, 2026. Zennström is the Founder and CEO of Atomico and co-founder of Skype. He succeeds Siraj Khaliq as Atomico’s representative on the board, following recent executive additions including Victor Peng as CEO, Rob Soderbery as Executive Vice President, and Sriram Sitaraman as Chief Information Officer. The appointment coincides with PsiQuantum’s ongoing construction of fault-tolerant quantum computing facilities in Chicago and Brisbane. The full official release is available here.
EigenQ, Inc. has appointed Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and promoted Alexander Truskovsky to the newly created role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Pecen, who previously served as a board member and strategic advisor, co-founded the Quantum-Safe Cryptography Working Group at ETSI. Truskovsky previously served as Vice President of Cryptography and will now oversee EigenQ’s global cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and product compliance as the company prepares for its proposed merger with Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAQ). The complete announcement can be found here.
Qunova Computing has expanded its executive leadership with the appointments of Jake Hwang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Board Member, along with Evan Kang and Woomin Kyoung as Business Development Executives. Hwang previously served as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Business Officer at Nearthlab. Kang brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical R&D and business experience from SK Chemicals and LG Chem, while Kyoung joins with nearly three decades of engineering experience from Hyundai Motor Company’s R&D Division to lead materials simulation and CFD initiatives. The news release details are available here.
Optica Publishing Group has appointed Kartik Srinivasan as the new Editor-in-Chief of Optica Quantum. Srinivasan is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fellow and Co-Director of the NIST/University of Maryland Joint Quantum Institute. Having served as Deputy Editor since the journal’s inception in 2023, he succeeds Founding Editor-in-Chief Michael G. Raymer. The appointment announcement can be accessed here.
We wish all these organizations and individuals success in their new endeavors.
August 15, 2026
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