Nu Quantum hires VP of business development

Cambridge-based quantum networking company Nu Quantum has appointed Dr Maria Maragkou as vice president of business development.

Maria will lead the company’s business development strategy, build its partner ecosystem and support the next stage of commercial growth.

She holds a PhD in quantum optics from the University of Southampton and previously conducted postdoctoral research as a Marie Curie Fellow in Madrid and Paris.

Maria later served as a senior editor at Nature Photonics and Nature Materials before moving into the quantum industry. 

Most recently, she was vice president of commercial at Riverlane, where she led product and business development and helped shape the company’s global partnerships and go-to-market strategy.

Dr. Maria Maragkou, vice president of business development at Nu Quantum, said: “I am thrilled to be part of such a strong and energetic team. 

“I have no doubt that distributed architectures will accelerate the timeline to useful, large-scale quantum computers, and I have been impressed with Nu Quantum’s progress all these years. 

“I am looking forward to supporting the commercial growth and maturity of such a unique company and helping it realise its full potential in the coming years.” 

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, co-founder and chief executive at Nu Quantum, added: “Maria is one of the only people in the world with the unique combination of deep quantum expertise and real communications and business experience. 

“I look forward to building our global commercial partnerships with Maria.” 

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