Quantum Computing (QUBT) announced on Wednesday that Dr. Yuping Huang will be its permanent CEO, effective Jan. 1, after holding the job on an interim basis for eight months.
Shares rose 1.1% in premarket trading.
“I’m honored to take on the role of CEO at QCi,” said Dr. Huang in a statement. “Over the past eight months as interim CEO, I’ve seen firsthand the incredible talent and innovation within our team. As we move from prototype development to manufacturing, I’m excited to lead QCi in making practical, scalable quantum photonics technology accessible to a wide range of industries, driving real-world impact and advancing our long-term vision to put quantum into the hands of people.”
Dr. Huang earned a PhD in quantum AMO physics and has held faculty and research leadership roles at Northwestern University and Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., where Quantum Computing is based.
