Quantum

Pasqal Appoints Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer

Read full article at source ↗

Based on a feed excerpt; full article content has not been acquired. Source evidence retrieved 01/10/2026, 13:34:25 UTC.

Briefings

Pasqal appointed Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer to lead global legal strategy and governance as the company expands its quantum computing operations. Lao brings nearly 20 years of international legal experience, including roles at Deezer, Adisseo, SMCP, Latham & Watkins, and Artemis. She previously served as General Counsel and Board Secretary at Deezer, where she oversaw the company's 2017 initial public offering on Euronext Paris. The appointment supports Pasqal's growth as a publicly traded entity in the neutral-atom quantum computing sector. The press release was published on October 1, 2026, and the article notes Lao's degrees from Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Paris-Dauphine, and the London School of Economics.

Key points

• Pasqal appointed Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer to oversee global legal strategy, corporate governance, securities law, and international operations as the company expands as a publicly traded quantum computing company.
• Lao brings nearly 20 years of international legal experience, including senior roles at Deezer, Adisseo, SMCP, Latham & Watkins, and Artemis, with prior experience as General Counsel and Board Secretary at Deezer.

Context and limitations

Evidence covers the appointment announcement and Lao's background; it does not include specific financial figures, exact dates of her previous roles, or future performance projections.

Generated by Bittrees-hosted qwen35-2b sha256:aaf42c8b7c3c on 01/10/2026, 13:35:37 UTC. Based on publisher-provided feed evidence; may not cover the full original article. Check the source for details.

View archived briefing on IPFS
bafybeibufwl3qbzzv32sddtwairbhab3pfyb3bqopif6hxs3rt6k6zq6wa