Oxford Quantum Circuits Appoints Simon Phillips as Chief Product Officer

Insider Brief

• OQC has appointed Simon Phillips as Chief Product Officer after he previously served as Chief Technology Officer, with responsibility for product strategy and enterprise-ready quantum products.
• Phillips joined OQC in 2019 and has helped shape its technology roadmap, deployed systems and commercialization strategy.
• The appointment follows OQC’s £260 million Series C funding round and its collaboration with JPMorgan Chase and AMD on a Quantum-AI platform in London.

PRESS RELEASE — OQC, a global leader in quantum computing, today announced that Simon Phillips will move into the role of Chief Product Officer, having previously served as Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Phillips will lead OQC’s product strategy, helping translate the company’s technology roadmap into enterprise-ready products designed to accelerate customer adoption and support OQC’s competitive commercial roadmap.

Phillips joined OQC in 2019 and has played a central role in shaping the company’s technology strategy, development roadmap and commercialisation approach. As CTO, he led OQC through a period of significant technical and commercial momentum, including the expansion of its deployed quantum systems  into colocation data centres and the development of three generations of systems designed for secure, scalable enterprise environments.