Robin Schulman, Rory O’Byrne

Rory O'Byrne was appointed Chief People Officer (CPO) at Quantinuum, effective May 26, 2026, reporting directly to President and CEO Rajeeb Hazra. O'Byrne brings more than 25 years of global human resources experience leading public and private equity-backed organizations across the technology, energy, mining, and industrial sectors.

O'Byrne holds a bachelor's degree in human resources and industrial relations from the University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia, and is a graduate of the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. He held global and international human resources leadership roles at BG Group, McDermott International, Hess Corporation, and BHP.

Career history

• Chief People Officer, Advanced Energy (most recently), where he led the company's human resources team during a period of integration, transformation, and operational expansion
• Chief Human Resources Officer, Jonah Energy LLC
• Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, MRC Global, the world's leading global supplier of industrial products and services to the energy industry

What Rory O'Byrne could bring to Chief People Officer at Quantinuum: O'Byrne's track record scaling organizations through transformation periods—particularly his experience at Advanced Energy managing integration and operational expansion—positions him to build the people infrastructure and culture needed for Quantinuum's transition to a publicly listed company. His 25+ years in technology, energy, and industrial sectors, combined with Harvard leadership training, suggests capability to shape organizational effectiveness and global talent strategy during rapid growth in quantum computing commercialization.