BTQ Technologies appoints Lionel de Saint-Exupéry to board of directors

BTQ Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BTQ) announced that Lionel de Saint-Exupéry has been appointed to the company's board of directors and will serve as chair of the audit committee.

De Saint-Exupéry is executive chairman of Saintex Capital Management, a family-owned platform managing capital across public and private markets. He previously served as vice chairman of KGI Financial Holdings, a publicly listed financial holding company in the Asia Pacific region with approximately $10 billion market capitalization, and as chief executive officer of its investment arm, CDIB Capital Group.

During his tenure at KGI and CDIB, de Saint-Exupéry contributed to the group's growth, with total assets increasing from approximately $8 billion in 2006 to $125 billion currently, according to the company statement. Before joining KGI and CDIB in 2006, he worked as a senior banker in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers in New York and London, participating in more than $45 billion of public and private transactions.

De Saint-Exupéry holds an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in finance and entrepreneurship from France's HEC School of Management.

"Lionel brings a rare combination of global capital markets expertise, multi-asset investing experience, and a deep track record in building and governing complex financial institutions," said Olivier Roussy Newton, chief executive officer of BTQ Technologies.

BTQ Technologies describes itself as a quantum technology company focused on securing networks and developing quantum computing platforms for finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense sectors. The company trades on NASDAQ, CBOE Canada, and Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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