Groq Names Simon Edwards Chief Financial Officer

Appointment supports Groq’s global expansion and growing AI inference demand

Mountain View, Calif. — September 22, 2025 — Groq, the global pioneer in AI inference, today announced the appointment of Simon Edwards as Chief Financial Officer.

Edwards brings extensive leadership experience guiding technology companies through rapid growth and transformation. He most recently served as CFO at Conga, overseeing finance, corporate development, and legal. He was previously CFO of ServiceMax, where he led the company to profitability and expansion, culminating in its 2023 acquisition by PTC. Earlier, he held senior finance roles at GE, including CFO of GE Digital.

“Simon’s proven ability to drive growth with financial discipline makes him the right financial leader for our ludicrously fast scale-up,” said Jonathan Ross, Founder and CEO of Groq.

Edwards holds a BS from the University of the West of England and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

About Groq

Groq is the inference infrastructure powering AI with the speed and cost it requires. Founded in 2016, Groq developed the LPU and GroqCloud to make compute faster and more affordable. Today, Groq is trusted by over two million developers and teams worldwide and is a core part of the American AI Stack.

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