Team

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Bio

Maria is a skilled marketing leader with expertise in brand building and go-to-market strategies for deep-tech companies. She honed her expertise in larger enterprises before transitioning to the startup world, where she has successfully led marketing teams.

Maria Genckel

CMO

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Niklas is an experienced Finance and Operations Manager with experience in both the corporate and start-up worlds, having previously worked at Procter & Gamble, Coloplast, and Scaleup Finance. Niklas has worked as Sparrow’s external CFO since 2022.

Niklas Mengel

Chief of Staff

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Sissel is a quantum business developer with a PhD in quantum opto-mechanics from Denmark’s Technical University. Sissel has worked for Sparrow since 2023, first co-leading the Optical Characterisation Team but now focusing on business development.

Sissel Bay Nielsen, PhD

Quantum Business Developer

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Gitte is an office manager at Sparrow Quantum. Result-oriented, overview and with international experience, she fluently speaks five languages. Gitte graduated from the Copenhagen Business School in 1994.

Gitte Schüler

Administrative Assistant

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Jesper has a strong track record for technological leadership across multiple sectors. At Sparrow Quantum his focus is on strengthening partnerships and our internal/external project portfolio, paving the way for future commercial and technical breakthroughs.

Jesper Gretlund

Head of Strategic Projects & Partnerships

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Maxime has a PhD from Denmark’s Technical University and research experience from McGill University in Montreal, CA. Max has worked at Sparrow since 2022, first as a quantum photonics engineer before moving to the business team as technical project lead.

Maxime Bergamin, PhD

Technical Project Lead

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Anna is a student assistant at Sparrow Quantum, with a focus on finance and reporting. She has a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Pisa and is currently earning a master's degree in Applied Economics and Finance at Copenhagen Business School.

Anna Sogli Degl'Innocenti

Student Assistant

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Rögnvaldur is program lead at Sparrow Quantum. With a master's in theoretical and mathematical physics from the University of Copenhagen, his academic background underpins his work leading on project initiatives, strategic planning, and stakeholder management.

Rögnvaldur Konráð Helgason

Program Lead