Executive Officers

Daniel J. Hennessy, 66
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Daniel J. Hennessy, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since our formation, is also a Managing Member of Hennessy Capital Group LLC, an alternative investment firm he established in 2013 that focuses on sustainable industrial technology and infrastructure sectors. Mr. Hennessy has also served as a director of Innventure, Inc. (NASDAQ: INV) since October 2024. Since September 2023, Mr. Hennessy has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: CDAQ). He also has served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (NASDAQ: HCVI), or Hennessy VI, since January 2021. He also served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V (NASDAQ: HCIC), or Hennessy V, from October 2020 until its liquidation in December 2022. Mr. Hennessy served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV, or Hennessy IV from March 2019 until its business combination with Canoo Holdings Ltd, which closed on December 21, 2020 and is now known as Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOEV). He also served as a senior advisor to PropTech Investment Corporation II, a special purpose acquisition company targeting businesses in the real estate technology industry, and 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: VII), a special purpose acquisition company targeting businesses in the technology industry. Mr. Hennessy previously served as senior advisor to PropTech Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company targeting businesses in the real estate technology industry, which closed its initial business combination with Porch Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PRCH) in December 2020. From January 2017 to October 2018, Mr. Hennessy served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III, or Hennessy III, which merged with NRC Group Holdings, LLC, a global provider of comprehensive environmental, compliance and waste management services, in October 2018, and in November 2019, NRC Group Holdings Corp. merged with U.S. Ecology, Inc., and Mr. Hennessy served as a director of NRC Group Holdings Corp. from October 2018 to October 2019. From April 2015 to February 2017, Mr. Hennessy served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II, or Hennessy II, which merged in February 2017 with Daseke, which was subsequently acquired in April 2024 by TFI International (NYSE and TSX: TFII). Mr Hennessy served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Daseke from February 2017 to June 2021. From September 2013 to February 2015, Mr. Hennessy served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., or Hennessy I, which merged with School Bus Holdings Inc. in February 2015 and is now known as Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ: BLBD), and Mr. Hennessy served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Blue Bird Corporation from February 2015 to April 2019. Mr. Hennessy holds a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Boston College and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Mr. Hennessy is well qualified to serve as director due to his experience in private equity and public and private company board governance, as well as his background in finance and his experience with Hennessy I, Hennessy II, Hennessy III, Hennessy IV, Hennessy V and Hennessy VI.

Thomas D. Hennessy, 39
President and Chief Operating Officer and Director

Thomas D. Hennessy, the son of Mr. Daniel J. Hennessy and our President and Chief Operating Officer since our formation, and a director since November 2024, is also a Managing Member of Hennessy Capital Group LLC, an alternative investment firm founded in 2013 that focuses on investing in industrial, infrastructure, real estate and sustainable technologies. Since August 2023, Mr. Hennessy has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CDAQ), a special purpose acquisition company, which in September 2024 entered and announced a definitive business combination agreement with EEW Renewables Ltd., a proven developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects across Europe and Australia. Previously, amongst other roles, Mr. Hennessy served as: (i) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I (a special purpose acquisition company that liquidated its trust account and delisted its securities from Nasdaq in October 2024) since April 2024; (ii) Director of TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III from August 2023 until its liquidation in September 2024; (iii) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of two, a special purpose acquisition company, which in March 2024 closed a business combination agreement with LatAm Logistic Properties S.A. (NYSE: LPA), a leading developer, owner, and manager of institutional quality, class A industrial and logistics real estate in Central and South America; (iv) Director of Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I, a special purpose acquisition company, which in October 2023 closed a business combination with Captivision Inc. (Nasdaq: CAPT), a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural media display glass; (v) Director of 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. (“7GC”), a special purpose acquisition company, which in December 2023 closed a business combination with Banzai International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNZI), a leading marketing technology company that provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions; (vi) Chairman of the Board?and Co-Chief Executive Officer of PropTech Investment Corporation II (“PTIC”), a special purpose acquisition company, which in November 2022 closed a business combination with Appreciate Holdings, Inc.; and (vii) Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of PropTech Acquisition Corporation (“PTAC”), a special purpose acquisition company, which in December 2020, closed a business combination with Porch Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PRCH) and subsequently served as an independent director of Porch Group Inc. Mr. Hennessy previously served as a Portfolio Manager of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Mr. Hennessy holds a B.A. degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Hennessy is well qualified to serve as director due to his experience in private equity and public and private company board governance, as well as his background in finance and his experience with Compass Digital Acquisition Corp., Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I, TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III, two, Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I, 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc., PropTech Investment Corporation II, and PropTech Acquisition Corporation.

Nicholas Geeza, 39
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Nicholas Geeza, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since our formation, has served since August 2024 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, and the principal financial and accounting officer of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (NASDAQ: HCVI), a special purpose acquisition company, since April 2023, as Head of Business Development of Hennessy Capital Growth Strategies, an alternative investment company, since April 2023, and as Chief Financial Officer of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: CDAQ), a special purpose acquisition company, since August 2023, and since April 2024, as Chief Financial Officer of Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company that liquidated its trust account and delisted its securities from Nasdaq in October 2024. Mr. Geeza previously served as Chief Financial Officer of two (NYSE: TWOA), a special purpose acquisition company, from May 2023 to March 2024, and as Enterprise Sales Director for Capital Preferences, Ltd., a wealth technology platform focused on using behavioral economics to reveal client preferences and drive increased assets under management for global enterprise financial institutions, from March 2022 to April 2023. From November 2007 to March 2022, Mr. Geeza served as Senior Vice President in the Derivative Products Group at U.S. Bank National Association, where he was responsible for developing and servicing client relationships in the National Corporate Banking Technology, Automotive and Insurance divisions. During his tenure, Mr. Geeza assisted in the development and successful implementation of a dynamic hedging platform, advised on compliance with U.S. GAAP accounting requirements, and negotiated International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Dodd-Frank, and collateral management documentation. Prior to U.S. Bank, Mr. Geeza worked at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in New York. Mr. Geeza graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. from Georgetown University and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Board of Directors

Grant R. Allen, 46
Independent Director Nominee

Grant R. Allen will be one of our independent directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Allen has served as a Venture Partner of Giant Ventures since May 2024. Mr. Allen previously served as founding General Partner from August 2019 to January 2024 at SE Ventures, a financially oriented, single LP fund created in partnership with Schneider Electric. Prior to SE Ventures, Mr. Allen served as global head of venture investing at Zurich-based ABB Ltd. where he was also a member of ABB’s Technology Leadership Team and served on the Board of Directors of Enbala Power Networks, acquired in 2020 by Generac, and Industrial Defender, acquired by Lockheed Martin in 2014. Prior to joining ABB in 2010, Mr. Allen worked at Core Capital Partners, Microsoft Corporation, Dean & Company and Bates White. Mr. Allen graduated cum laude from Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering with a BSE in Civil and Environmental Engineering and received his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Allen is well qualified to serve as director due to his extensive experience investing and venture capital background.

Brian Bonner, 68
Independent Director Nominee

Brian Bonner will be one of our independent directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Bonner served on Board of Directors of Daseke from February 2015 to April 2024, including roles as Executive Chairman (August 2019 until August 2020), Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Daseke (August 2020 until June 2022) and Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Daseke (January 2020 until July 2022), and the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors of Daseke. Mr. Bonner’s 33-year career with Texas Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN), a Fortune 500 publicly traded technology company that designs and manufactures semiconductors and various integrated circuits, spanned several executive leadership positions, including Vice President and Chief Information Officer from 2000 to 2014 and other leadership positions in product profit and loss management, worldwide marketing, and post-acquisition integration. Mr. Bonner served as a member on the Board of Directors of Copper Mobile from 2012 to 2015 and as an advisory board member for Gemini Israel Funds from June 2004 to May 2015. He holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, an MSEE and BSEE from the University of Michigan, and a BA in Physics from Kalamazoo College. Mr. Bonner is well qualified to serve as director due to his experience and insight in sales management; human capital management, organization, and compensation; corporate oversight and governance; business performance; business scaling post-acquisition implementation/integration; and information technology management and development; and cybersecurity and information technology systems.

Anna Brunelle, 57
Independent Director Nominee

Anna Brunelle will be one of our independent directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Ms. Brunelle has served as Chief Financial Officer of May Mobility since October 2023 and as an Independent Director of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI since October 2021 and Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. since September 2023. Previously, Ms. Brunelle served as Chief Financial Officer of Ouster Inc. from August 2020 to May 2023, which completed a Business Combination with Colonnade Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in March 2021, and subsequently merged with Velodyne Lidar, Inc. in February 2023. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Kinestral Technologies from April 2018 through May 2020 and Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Operating Officer of Soylent from March 2016 through October 2017. She has also served as Chief Financial Officer of GlobalLogic, Chief Financial Officer of Tivo, Inc., and Senior Consultant for Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Ms. Brunelle currently serves as a director of Bolt Threads, Inc. and previously served as a director of Halio International from March 2019 through May 2020. During her tenure in leadership positions, she has worked on successful IPOs of technology companies and completed multiple private and public acquisitions and divestitures. Ms. Brunelle is well qualified to serve as a director due to her background in accounting and finance and her experience as the chief financial officer for both public and private companies and as a director.

Javier Saade, 53
Independent Director Nominee

Javier Saade will be one of our independent directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Saade is Founder & Managing Partner of Impact Master Holdings since 2019, Venture Partner at Fenway Summer since 2016, and Operating Partner at Presidio Investors since 2023. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of GP Funding, Inc. (private-equity-owned financial services company) since 2019, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Only Agency (private equity-owned media & entertainment company) since 2024, Member of the Board of Directors of VCheck Global Holdings (private-equity-owned tech services company) since 2024, Member of the Board of Trustees of Swedish Providence (a large health services enterprise), Member of the Board of Advisors of Harvard University’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, Lecturer at University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, CNBC Contributor and host of “Top Of The Game”. Mr. Saade Javier served as Audit Committee Chair of the Board of Directors of SoftBank Vision Fund Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: SVFA) from January 2021 to March 2023, Lead Independent Director and Nominations & Governance Committee Chair of the Board of Directors of Porch Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRCH) December 2020 to March 2022, Board Member of Global Technology Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GTAC) from 2023 to 2024, Board Member of two inc. from 2023 to 2024, now Logistics Properties of the Americas (NYSE: LPA), Member of the Boards of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy and Pan American Development Foundation, and Member of the Board of Advisors of DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU). In 2013, he was appointed by the White House to serve as Associate Administrator, Chief of Investment & Innovation of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), concurrently served on the Committee for Small and Emerging Companies at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), and subsequently served on the Presidential Transition at the Department of Treasury and the White House’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Prior to public service he spent over 20 years in investing, entrepreneurial, operating and advisory roles at McKinsey & Company, Booz Allen & Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Bridgewater Associates, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), and Air America, a company he co-founded. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Operations & Technology from Illinois Institute of Technology and a BS in Industrial Management from Purdue University. Mr. Saade is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to his extensive operating, entrepreneurial, strategy, capital allocation, and governance experience with public and private companies.

Poonam Sharma, 47
Independent Director Nominee

Poonam Sharma will be one of our independent directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Ms. Sharma has served as an Investment Committee Advisor of Healthy Home Innovation Fund since March 2024 and as an Independent Director of Lumen Energy since January 2024. Ms. Sharma previously served as an Independent Director of Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III from May 2021 to December 2023, which completed its business combination with Mobile Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE American: BEEP). Ms. Sharma is also a serial entrepreneur, real estate industry veteran and public speaker with a passion for innovating around the built world. Most recently CEO of Raise, she aimed to revolutionize childcare for the future of work. Previously, she founded StealthForce, (the gig economy of real estate; a resource and project management platform for CRE), which was exited in early 2019. Prior to StealthForce, she was Deputy to the Head of Global Real Estate Asset Management at Partners Group AG ($40 billion AUM), and earlier employee 13 at The Gerson Lehrman Group, which was the world’s first institutional expert network. Ms. Sharma earned her Bachelor of Arts at Harvard and Master of Business Administration at Wharton, and spent over a decade in real estate development and investment. Ms. Sharma is well qualified to serve as a director due to her past leadership experience.