Quantum eMotion Corp. has appointed Catherine Loubier to its Board of Directors. The business announced this strategic shift in Montreal to strengthen its cybersecurity market position by leveraging Loubier’s substantial experience in international trade, government relations, and corporate governance.
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Combining Political and Corporate Leadership
Montreal native Catherine Loubier brings a diverse career to Quantum eMotion. Her career is split almost evenly between the private sector and the highest echelons of Canadian politics, making her a Popular counsel on public policy and Canada-US relations.
Legislator Loubier spent a decade in Ottawa. She handled communications for leading Canadian ministers like the Foreign Affairs and Transport and Infrastructure ministers. She organized state visits to vitally sensitive US, EU, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Russia, and Canadian Arctic territories. Her diplomatic background provided her a deep understanding of world geopolitics and international cooperation.
Loubier also has private sector experience. She was the Paris General Manager of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Global CEO Carlos Ghosn. She oversaw one of the world’s largest industrial alliances, which employed approximately 475,000 people in 200 countries, as Alliance Communication Global Director. This stage of her work advanced her expertise in managing large-scale worldwide operations and negotiating multinational business environments.
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A Key Architect of Canada-U.S. Relations
One of Loubier’s most significant career moments was leading Quebec’s Premier’s transition in 2018. After serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, she became Québec’s most senior representative in New York in 2019.
Loubier managed the Washington D.C. office and helped Quebec’s commercial and political interests south of the border. She helped Hydro-Quebec and New York sign a $20 billion hydropower deal. This required a major cross-border transmission infrastructure and complex state legislative changes to encourage renewable energy. She is praised for helping Canadian firms access U.S. capital and buyers, preserving the trade agreement.
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Strategic Significance for Quantum eMotion
Francis Bellido, QeM’s CEO, was confident in Loubier’s background and the company’s trajectory. Bellido praised Catherine’s appointment as a significant addition to QeM’s Board, especially as the company grows into crucial areas.Her vast Canada-U.S. network, business leadership expertise, and high-level government experience will help QeM expand into strategic markets and maintain its quantum-secure cybersecurity leadership.
She is “thrilled” to join a “pioneering force in securing the digital world” according to Loubier. QeM may grab a fast-growing industry and boost global security under Bellido, she said.
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Terms of the Appointment
With her appointment, the Corporation has granted Loubier options to buy up to 500,000 common shares at $3.77 each. These options have a 10-year duration and require 25% vesting on each grant anniversary for four years.
About Quantum eMotion’s Technology
Our objective at Quantum eMotion is to meet the growing demand for affordable hardware and software security for connected devices. The Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), the company’s flagship technology, uses quantum physics’ unpredictability to provide security that classical systems cannot match.
Company targets important sectors exposed to traditional and quantum computing hazards. The target markets:
- Financial Services and Healthcare.
- Blockchain Applications and Cloud-Based Security Infrastructure.
- Classified Government Technologies and Communication Systems.
- Secure Device Keying for IoT, Automotive, and Consumer Electronics.
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A Fast Growth Period
Loubier’s hiring is Quantum eMotion’s next bold move in the first half of 2026. The company launched eShield-Q, a runtime cryptographic protection platform for AI and quantum, in May.
Also lately, the company:
- ISO/IEC 27001 surveillance audit passed without non-conformities.
- Certified ISO/IEC 27017 Cloud Security.
- Partnered with Krown Technologies to build crypto’s quantum-secure infrastructure.
- Completed SKV Technology purchase to improve full-stack quantum-secure platform.
- Promoted root-of-trust technology with a Taiwanese semiconductor company.
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Academic and Professional Foundations
A Harvard Business School Online finance program certificate and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal support Catherine Loubier’s skills. She sits on NanoXplore (TSX: GRA), Concordia University’s Board of Governors, and the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations’ 2026 Advisory Committee in addition to her current job at QeM.
As a recently listed business on the NYSE (QNC), Quantum eMotion’s inclusion of a director with Loubier’s pedigree underlines its aim to dominate international cybersecurity.
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