Archer Materials Limited (“Archer”, the “Company”, “ASX: AXE”),...

Archer Materials Limited (“Archer”, the “Company”, “ASX: AXE”), a semiconductor company advancing the quantum technology and medical diagnostics industries, announces the appointment of Dr Simon Ruffell to the role of CEO, effective immediately.
Dr Ruffell is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Archer Materials, a position he has held since July 2024.
Dr Ruffell joined the Company in February 2024 as Engineering Manager where he has been responsible for managing and progressing both the quantum and biosensor teams and projects. Dr Ruffell has a PhD in Physics from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (first class) from the University of Surrey, UK.
He brings over 20 years of international experience working on technology projects and managing multifunctional teams, including hardware, process and software engineering teams. Before joining Archer, Dr Ruffell was a Principal Hardware Engineering Manager at Microsoft where he led a team developing hardware for Microsoft’s quantum program. Prior to Microsoft he spent 10 years at Applied Materials (US) having roles in R&D from process engineer through to Senior Manager, where he led process and hardware teams to take a new product from R&D through productisation. He has recently worked as Semiconductor, and Quantum Engagement Manager at the University of Sydney.