Who’s News: Strategic Appointments at Quantum Motion, SQC, Lawrence Semiconductor, and Pasqal

Who’s News: Strategic Appointments at Quantum Motion, SQC, Lawrence Semiconductor, and Pasqal Quantum Motion has promoted Dr. Anna Stockklauser from Vice President of Product to Chief Product Officer (CPO). In her expanded role, Stockklauser will oversee global product strategy, hardware development, and roadmap delivery as the company scales its silicon spin-qubit technology into field deployments. Since joining Quantum Motion in 2023, she led the technology roadmap for deploying the world’s first commercial silicon spin-qubit system at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) and managed key milestones in DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). The full announcement is available here.

Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) has appointed semiconductor industry veteran John Hollister as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hollister brings more than two decades of global financial leadership experience, having previously served as CFO at GlobalFoundries and spending 11 years as CFO at Silicon Labs. Based in the United States, Hollister will oversee SQC’s global financial strategy and operational infrastructure as the company advances its atomic-precision manufacturing roadmap and expands its commercial presence in Australia and internationally. The news release can be found here. Lawrence Semiconductor has appointed Don Garrison as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Garrison brings over 25 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience, having most recently served as Vice President of Global Operations for the Semiconductor Business Unit at Littelfuse. In his new role, Garrison will oversee manufacturing, engineering, quality, and delivery across Lawrence’s Class 100 cleanroom facilities in Tempe, Arizona, as the company expands foundry capacity for its engineered silicon, germanium, and silicon-28 epitaxial materials used in quantum computing, photonics, and defense applications. The press release is accessible here. Pasqal has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointments of Roberto Mauro as Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Joëlle Lumb as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Mauro, who joined Pasqal in January 2024 to lead its Asia-Pacific expansion after holding senior investment and business development roles at Samsung and Cisco, will drive Pasqal’s global product roadmap across hardware, software, and cloud offerings. Lumb, who previously held senior HR leadership roles at NielsenIQ and Nielsen, will lead Pasqal’s global talent strategy, organizational design, and culture as the neutral-atom quantum computing provider scales its international operations. The full release is available here. We wish all these organizations and individuals success in their new endeavors. September 19, 2026 Mohamed Abdel-Kareem2026-09-19T17:38:57-07:00 Leave A Comment Cancel replyComment Type in the text displayed above Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.