Former High Performance Computing (HPC) & AI sales leader joins Pasqal with the goal of accelerating commercial scale and bringing neutral-atom quantum computing to enterprise customers across two of the world’s fastest-growing technology regions
Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Mark Armstrong as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). Armstrong, a former Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) executive who led HPE’s High Performance Computing and AI business across EMEA, aims to drive Pasqal’s commercial strategy, sales execution and customer expansion in those regions across the EMEA and APAC regions.
The appointment comes as Pasqal accelerates the commercial scale-up of its neutral-atom quantum platform, with seven systems in production across four countries. Pasqal’s systems are accessible both on-premises and via cloud through Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, OVHcloud and Scaleway.
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Armstrong joins Pasqal at a pivotal moment as the company accelerates the commercial deployment of its neutral-atom based quantum systems and expands its global customer base. In his new role, Armstrong will focus on accelerating Pasqal’s commercial penetration in enterprise and government accounts across priority verticals including energy, financial services, advanced materials, and high-performance computing sectors where neutral-atom quantum systems are already demonstrating measurable results.
“Quantum computing is entering its commercial era, and the companies that win will be the ones that can turn breakthrough technology into real customer value at scale,” said Wasiq Bokhari, Chief Executive Officer of Pasqal. “Mark’s experience scaling HPE’s HPC and AI business, is exactly the infrastructure environment where Pasqal’s QPUs are now being deployed, meaning he already understands the customer. His proven track record of leading high-growth commercial teams, scaling advanced computing businesses and working with customers on complex technology challenges positions him to accelerate the commercialization and enterprise deployment of Pasqal’s quantum computing technology. With experience at the intersection of HPC, AI and enterprise transformation, we believe Mark is the right leader to accelerate Pasqal’s growth across EMEA and APAC.”
Armstrong brings more than three decades of technology sales and leadership experience, including nearly three decades at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its predecessor companies. Most recently, he served as EMEA Vice President and General Manager for High Performance Computing and AI at HPE, where he helped shape HPE’s AI go-to-market strategy, expand its high-performance computing market position, and lead major customer engagements. Earlier in his career, Armstrong held senior sales and services leadership roles across HPE’s UK and UK&I businesses, including UK Vice President of Sales and UKI Country Director for Technology Services.
“Pasqal has the science, the technology and the customer momentum to define the next phase of quantum computing,” said Mark Armstrong, Chief Commercial Officer, EMEA and APAC of Pasqal. “My goal is to move fast to scale the commercial engine, deepen partnerships and help customers across EMEA and APAC turn quantum capability into competitive advantage. The opportunity now is not simply to talk about the future of quantum, but to help customers create quantum enabled outcomes today.”
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