One of the UK’s best-funded quantum computing companies has appointed a chief commercial officer as it prepares for “productisation”.
Hugo Saleh, a former director of product management at Google, has been named president and CCO of Quantum Motion.
Founded by researchers at Oxford and UCL, Quantum Motion has so far grown from VC investments, having secured the largest-ever funding round for a UK company in the sector – £42m – in 2023.
Now the company is gearing up for commercialisation, with Saleh tasked with targeting key markets and customers to deploy its quantum technology.
The company projects the quantum computing market to soon be worth more than $100bn as years of research starts to translate to commercial products.
“Hugo’s track record at industry-defining companies like Google and Intel speaks volumes. His deep commercial expertise and proven capability in scaling technology businesses will significantly accelerate our global commercialisation efforts,” said James Palles-Dimmock, CEO of Quantum Motion.
“We are thrilled to have him onboard as we expand our presence internationally and drive quantum computing’s impact across critical industries.”
The announcement follows recent milestones from the company, including it successfully proving the speed and cost-effectiveness of its silicon approach top producing fault-tolerant qubits.
Quantum Motion also recently opened offices in the US and Australia.
“The insatiable demand for high-end computing to power AI and HPC applications is driving the need for the next inflection point in the compute industry,” said Saleh.
“I look forward to working with our talented R&D and engineering organisations to scale our company and grow our partnerships and client relationships worldwide.”
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