Diraq named former Broadcom and Philips Semiconductors chief Scott A. McGregor chairman, replacing William Jeffrey while keeping him on the board.
McGregor’s appointment aligns with Diraq’s U.S. expansion and its recent letter of intent for up to $38 million in proposed CHIPS Act funding, underscoring the company’s push to scale silicon-based quantum technology.
IQM added Barbara Venneman to its board as it prepares a planned Nasdaq listing through a merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp., while CEO and co-founder Jan Goetz takes the board’s founder seat from Juha Vartiainen.
EigenQ hired Rika Nakazawa as chief growth officer to drive expansion across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and BosonQ Psi appointed defense veteran Craig Marcinkowski to its board as it grows in U.S. aerospace, semiconductor and defense markets.
The appointments show quantum companies increasingly recruiting senior semiconductor, enterprise tech and defense executives as they shift from research-led development toward commercialization, capital markets and government-linked growth.