VANCOUVER, B itish Columbia, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Photo ic I c., a global leade i dist ibuted qua tum computi g, today a ou ced the appoi tme ts of O lagh Nea y as Chief Ma keti g Office (CMO), a d B io y Shipma as Vice P eside t, Global Gove me t Affai s.
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L’a cie e di igea te de Mic osoft Qua tum et u e a cie e haute fo ctio ai e b ita ique ejoig e t l’e t ep ise pou accélé e sa comme cialisatio , à la suite d’u e levée de fo ds de 200 millio s de dolla s amé icai s.
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The st ategic appoi tme ts of Nea y a d Shipma follow the fi al close of Photo ic’s i vestme t ou d i May 2026 of ove $200M USD ($275M CAD) st e gthe i g the compa y’s comme cial a d policy depth as it accele ates comme cializatio of dist ibuted qua tum computi g.
“Photo ic was fou ded o the belief that qua tum computi g ca have global mea i g a d global impact. Ou app oach gives us the tech ical fou datio to scale, a d we k ow that compa ies who c eate e du i g value a e the o es that build the ma ket alo gside the tech ology. O lagh a d B io y b i g the comme cial, policy, a d ecosystem expe tise to help t a slate Photo ic’s i ovatio i to the pa t e ships, t ust, a d outcomes that will defi e qua tum’s ext chapte ,” said Do Matt ick, CEO, Photo ic I c.
Nea y joi s Photo ic I c. f om Mic osoft, whe e she spe t ove two decades buildi g a d scali g global thought leade ship a d go-to-ma ket fu ctio s fo complex eme gi g tech ologies, f om e te p ise AI a d cloud to qua tum computi g. Most ece tly she se ved as Ge e al Ma age of Mic osoft Qua tum a d AI Ecosystem E gageme t. She is also the fou de of The ORB Netwo k Fou datio , a p ofessio al commu ity dedicated to adva ci g wome i busi ess a d leade ship.
“Fo qua tum to delive o its pote tial, the tech ology a d the ecosystem eed to adva ce togethe . Havi g wo ked alo gside Photo ic as a Mic osoft pa t e , I saw fi stha d that this team is pio ee i g the a chitectu e that gets qua tum to the scale whe e it becomes ge ui ely useful. We a e ow doubli g dow o ecosystem e gageme t, elevati g what sets Photo ic apa t, a d wo ki g alo gside pa t e s to help shape how qua tum tech ologies delive mea i gful, eal-wo ld impact,” said O lagh Nea y, CMO, Photo ic I c.
Shipma joi s Photo ic I c. most ece tly f om Lloyds Ba ki g G oup whe e she was head of Cybe a d Physical Defe ce, Data Secu ity a d Supply Chai . P io to that, B io y spe t 14 yea s i the i tellige ce commu ity wo ki g fo Gove me t Commu icatio s Headqua te s (GCHQ). Sta ti g as a A abic li guist, she held a a ge of ope atio al, policy a d tech ical leade ship oles, wo ki g exte sively with the UK’s allies i the Five Eyes, i cludi g a 3.5 yea posti g as Head of Liaiso to Ca ada.
“My expe ie ce buildi g elatio ships with gove me ts a d wo ki g withi complex policy e vi o me ts a ou d the wo ld is a pe fect fit fo Photo ic’s global ambitio s. This compa y u de sta ds that public-p ivate collabo atio is fu dame tal to how qua tum computi g will be comme cialized a d scaled. Photo ic’s positio i the global qua tum ecosystem p ovides exciti g oppo tu ities fo pa t e ships a d g owth,” added B io y Shipma , VP, Global Gove me t Affai s, Photo ic I c.
I late 2025, Photo ic I c. a ou ced it had adva ced to Stage B of DARPA’s Qua tum Be chma ki g I itiative, havi g successfully met Stage A equi eme ts with its u ique qubit modality a d a chitectu e. Photo ic I c. has also bee selected fo the Ca adia Qua tum Champio s P og am (Phase 1), a ew Gove me t of Ca ada i itiative aimed at accele ati g the developme t of fault-tole a t qua tum computi g.
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