Insider Brief
- Pasqal has appointed Roberto Mauro as Chief Product Officer and Joëlle Lumb as Chief Human Resources Officer as the company expands its product strategy and global operations.
- Mauro will lead Pasqal ’s product strategy across quantum hardware, software, cloud and services, while Lumb will oversee global people strategy, organizational development and leadership.
- Mauro brings 30 years of experience across technology, product management and business development, while Lumb has more than 15 years of C-suite experience in human resources and organizational transformation.
PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal (NASDAQ: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Roberto Mauro as Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Joëlle Lumb as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). The appointments strengthen Pasqal’s executive leadership team as the company sharpens its product strategy, expands its global operations and builds the organizational capabilities required to support its next phase of growth.
As Chief Product Officer, Roberto will lead Pasqal ’s end-to-end product strategy and roadmap, focusing development on priority customer needs and integrated offerings across hardware, software, cloud and services. He will also align teams around key product priorities to accelerate customer adoption and support the development of a scalable, high-margin business.
As Chief Human Resources Officer, Joëlle will lead Pasqal ’s global people strategy, organizational transformation, leadership development and culture. She will work across the company to develop the talent, operating structures and capabilities required to support continued growth and international expansion.
“ Pasqal ’s ability to translate scientific leadership into meaningful customer outcomes will depend on the strength of both our products and our organization,” said Wasiq Bokhari, Chief Executive Officer of Pasqal. “Roberto combines deep technology and product expertise with a strong understanding of our customers and markets. Joëlle brings extensive experience helping global organizations navigate growth and transformation. Their leadership will be instrumental as we focus our product portfolio, strengthen execution and prepare Pasqal to operate at greater scale.”
Roberto Mauro Appointed Chief Product Officer
Roberto brings 30 years of international experience spanning strategy, product management, business development and innovation across Europe, Asia and the United States. Since joining Pasqal in January 2024, he has helped build the company’s Asia-Pacific presence with an initial focus on Korea, secured public and private funding, developed strategic research collaborations and advanced opportunities in Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. Previously, he spent two decades in senior leadership roles at Samsung, where he led technology investments and partnerships focused on data, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, and held international business development roles at Cisco. Roberto has worked in quantum technology since 2019.
“ Pasqal ’s research and development organization is world-class, and our opportunity is to complement that strength with a product organization built around customers and the outcomes that matter most to them,” said Roberto. “I look forward to working across Pasqal to translate our technology into integrated, scalable offerings that accelerate customer adoption worldwide.”
Roberto holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from IMD.
Joëlle Lumb Appointed Chief Human Resources Officer
Joëlle brings more than 15 years of C-suite experience leading people strategies and organizational transformation across complex international businesses. Her expertise includes organizational design, culture and leadership development, talent strategy, post-merger integration, spin-offs, IPO readiness and restructuring. Before joining Pasqal , she held senior human resources leadership roles at NielsenIQ and Nielsen, overseeing regional and global people strategies across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and other international markets.
“ Pasqal is bringing together exceptional scientific, engineering and commercial talent to build a transformative technology company,” said Joëlle. “My priority will be to help create the leadership capabilities, organizational clarity and inclusive culture that enable our people to do their best work and support Pasqal’s successful growth across markets.”
Joëlle holds an executive master’s degree in human resources from ESSEC Business School and an engineering degree in agronomy from ENSAR.