Insider Brief
- Q-CTRL has appointed Nicole Conner of Airbus Ventures and Per Roman of Bullhound Capital to its board of directors, strengthening its leadership as the company scales its quantum technology for aerospace and enterprise markets.
- Conner brings deep legal and investment experience in aerospace and defense, while Roman offers a track record of guiding technology companies through growth and high-profile exits.
- Both Airbus Ventures and Bullhound Capital were lead investors in Q-CTRL’s recent Series B round, supporting the company’s push into GPS-free quantum navigation and scalable quantum computing infrastructure.
PRESS RELEASE — Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced the appointment of two senior leaders to its board of directors: Nicole Conner, Partner at Airbus Ventures, and Per Roman, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Bullhound Capital. These new board members bring extensive experience in the aerospace sector and guiding growth-stage businesses to large-scale exits.
Conner is an Airbus Ventures Partner based in New York City. She has been working with Airbus Ventures since 2017. Prior to joining the fund, she worked at several major law firms, including Arnold & Porter LLP and White & Case, where she advised domestic and international borrowers, lenders, and private equity funds primarily in aerospace and defense and oil and gas financing transactions.
“We’ve long been excited about the opportunity for quantum sensing innovations driven by Q-CTRL to impact the aerospace sector,” Conner said. “The capabilities for GPS-free navigation enabled by their demonstrations of Ironstone Opal are – as one customer said – ‘one of the greatest game changers in aviation history’, and we’re excited to help ensure this technology lands in commercial and defense aviation. I’m excited to work with such a talented group that pairs technical expertise with creative thinking and a growth mindset.”
Led by Roman, Bullhound Capital partners with founders to build category-leading technology companies, offering investment and advisory services. Since its launch in 2008, the firm has deployed over €1 billion and backed global leaders such as Spotify, Klarna, Revolut, Slack, ConnexAI, and EcoVadis.
Airbus Ventures and Bullhound Capital were both leading investors in Q-CTRL’s recent record-setting Series B funding round.
“Q-CTRL is at an exciting stage where new experience in growth-stage business models and aerospace integration is key,” said Michael J. Biercuk, Founder and CEO of Q-CTRL. “Both Nicole and Per bring critical expertise to our leadership team as we move to build on our world-leading technical accomplishments in quantum navigation and quantum computing for enterprise. We’re proud of the team we’ve established and welcome Nicole and Per to our board.”
