Ahead of its business combination with dMY Squared Technology Group Inc., Singapore’s Horizon Quantum has announced expected new members of its board of directors and a new Chief Legal Officer, who will join after the merger is completed: Danielle Lambert, formerly of Apple, Peter Oey of Grab Holdings Ltd., Jill Turner of Broadcom Inc., and Harry You, Chairman of dMY. Finally, in May of this year, Horizon Quantum will also fill out its leadership team, adding Catherine Fitzsimons, currently of Fidelity International Ltd., as the company’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, EVP of Strategic Initiatives and Company Secretary.
Details of new appointments
- Danielle Lambert was the VP of Human Resources at Apple, where she helped build out teams behind the iPod, iPhone, iPad and Apple Retail Stores, among others. She later played a pivotal role in the founding of Nest Labs Inc., as an investor and advisor through the company’s rapid growth and acquisition by Alphabet Inc.
- Peter Oey is the Chief Financial Officer of Grab, a prominent Southeast Asia superapp. He previously served as CFO of LegalZoom.com Inc. prior to its IPO and as CFO of MyLife.com Inc. Earlier in his career he held several finance leadership roles at Activision Blizzard Inc.
- Jill Turner has more than 20 years of experience in global human resources leadership roles at Fortune 500 technology companies. She is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer of Broadcom and previously held executive positions at Honeywell International Inc. and Lumen Technologies Inc. (formerly CenturyLink Inc.).
- Harry You is currently Chairman of dMY Squared Technology Group, Inc. and a member of Broadcom’s board of directors. Previously, he was lead independent director of IonQ Inc., a leading quantum computing hardware company. He is also an experienced public company officer, having held CFO roles at Accenture plc and Oracle Corporation, and an EVP role at EMC Corporation, among others.
Separately, Catherine Fitzsimons will also join the company in May as the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, EVP of Strategic Initiatives and Company Secretary. At Fidelity, she is currently the Director of Strategic Initiatives and previously served as Fidelity’s Head of Global Product Legal.
“Based on my prior experience with many public companies, I believe Catherine will be an outstanding addition to the team with her strong legal experience, particularly at Fidelity International,” said Harry You, Chairman of dMY. “I have full confidence that she will be an excellent steward for the Company and all of its stakeholders, especially its new public shareholders.”
Ms. Fitzsimons commented, “The momentum across the quantum industry, together with Horizon Quantum’s next stage of growth, makes this a particularly exciting time to join the Company. It presents a compelling opportunity to support the business through a period of transformation. In my new role, I look forward to ensuring we are well positioned to deliver on our growth ambitions with discipline, vision, and purpose.”
