Who’s News: Strategic Appointments at D-Wave Quantum, Oxford Quantum Circuits, and Bifrost Electronics

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) has appointed veteran financial technology executive Bernard Gavgani to its Board of Directors and Cybersecurity Committee. Gavgani currently serves as Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation to BNP Paribas Group Executive Management and previously served as Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) of BNP Paribas. His extensive background in global technology strategy, cybersecurity, AI governance, and operational transformation will help strengthen D-Wave’s technology infrastructure and governance as the company expands its dual-platform quantum offerings for enterprise deployments. The official announcement is available here. Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has appointed Simon Phillips as Chief Product Officer (CPO), transitioning him from his previous role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Phillips, who joined OQC in 2019, has led the development of three generations of quantum systems and the expansion of OQC’s deployed systems into colocation data centers. In his new role, he will lead OQC’s product strategy, focusing on commercializing enterprise-ready Quantum-AI data center platforms following the company’s recent £260 million Series C funding round and joint platform development initiatives with JPMorgan Chase and AMD. The full release can be viewed here. Bifrost Electronics has named deep-tech entrepreneur Doug Campbell as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Campbell brings over two decades of startup and operational leadership experience, having previously co-founded and led Colorado battery startup Solid Power from its inception to an IPO in 2021. At Bifrost, Campbell will lead the commercialization and operational scaling of the company’s flagship Heimdall Amplifier—a magnetically insensitive quantum readout amplifier designed to eliminate Josephson junctions and resolve scaling bottlenecks for superconducting and spin-based quantum hardware. The press release is available here. We wish all these organizations and individuals success in their new endeavors. In GQI Portal The players behind the news The team that writes QCR tracks every company, deal and technology in the GQI Factory, GQI's verified database of the quantum industry. Next up: every story linked to its players, coming to QCR's paid plans. - Players Companies and institutions across the quantum industry, by segment. - Scorecards How the players compare on hardware, software, funding and more. Newsletter QCR Alerts in your inbox The latest reporting and analysis from Quantum Computing Report. Free, unsubscribe any time.