Mr. Olivier Roussy Newton reports

BTQ APPOINTS DR. SEAN KWAK, KOREA'S FOREMOST EXPERT IN APPLIED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY, AS STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO ACCELERATE GLOBAL COMMERCIALIZATION

BTQ Technologies Corp. has appointed Dr. Sean Kwak as a strategic adviser to the company.

Dr. Kwak is among Korea's most recognized leaders in applied quantum technology. In 2011, he established Korea's first private quantum research lab at SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile operator, marking a pivotal milestone in the country's quantum technology development. During his time at SK Telecom, Dr. Kwak scaled the quantum research lab into the country's premier telco quantum-security program. In 2016 his team switched on the world's first operator-grade QKD-protected LTE backbone, later extending quantum encryption across 330 kilometres of 5G fibre routes linking Seoul, Daejon and Daegu. Over the past decade, he has led the development and commercialization of SK Telecom's portfolio of quantum products -- spanning quantum random-number generators (QRNG) and high-assurance cryptographic hardware -- which continues to generate solid seven-figure annual revenue.

Dr. Kwak previously served as executive vice-president at ID Quantique (Switzerland), where he helped expand the company's global footprint, and as a former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology in Korea. He is currently the CEO of Genesis Quantum Inc., a Korean start-up focused on commercializing quantum key distribution (QKD) technologies for secure communications. He also received personal commendations from Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and Ministry of National Defense for his contributions to national quantum infrastructure and cybersecurity readiness.

As BTQ accelerates its efforts to bring postquantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum communications to real-world deployments, Dr. Kwak's appointment reinforces the company's commercial credibility and strategic depth globally. Dr. Kwak's mandate at BTQ will include:

• Spearheading BTQ Korea's market operations and anchor partnerships with leading telecom and defense organizations;
• Representing BTQ in global and regional standardization bodies with his nearly two decades of committee leadership experience;
• Advise on the rapid rollout of BTQ's postquantum cryptography and quantum communication products across Asia-Pacific.

"We are grateful and excited to welcome Dr. Kwak to the BTQ team," said Olivier Roussy Newton, chief executive officer of BTQ Technologies. "His unique expertise in quantum R&D and commercialization strengthens our ability to scale both current and future products. As we push forward globally, his addition reinforces our mission to accelerate quantum advantage."

"With over a decade of experience since 2011 in developing and commercializing quantum technologies, I look forward to supporting BTQ's real-world deployments and contributing to their strategic growth globally," said Dr. Kwak.

About BTQ Technologies Corp.

BTQ Technologies is a vertically integrated quantum company accelerating the transition from classical networks to the quantum Internet. Backed by a broad patent portfolio, BTQ pioneered the industry's first commercially significant quantum advantage and now delivers a full-stack, neutral-atom quantum computing platform with end-to-end hardware, middleware and postquantum security solutions for finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences and defence.

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