NHIC SPAC - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Senior Advisor
• Senior Advisor - Investor Relations & Marketing

Amanda Tarplin serves as our senior advisor. Ms. Tarplin oversees Investor Relations and Marketing for NewHold Investment Corp. III and has overseen both areas for NewHold Enterprises LLC since 2019. Ms. Tarplin also held an advisory role for NHIC I and NHIC II, acting as an advisor to the sponsor driving investor relations and public relations throughout the transaction and working with the target company. Ms. Tarplin has significant experience driving investor relations programs for private markets and private to public transactions. Since 2019, Ms. Tarplin has served as Founder and CEO of Tarplin Consulting, an outsourced investor relations platform specializing in product management and investor relations for private markets and transactions. Ms. Tarplin has deep expertise in the investment management industry, with over 15 years of experience in investor relations, across a number of investment strategies in private and public markets including private credit, private equity, managed futures, a variety of hedge fund strategies, SPACs, as well as with portfolio companies directly. Prior to founding Tarplin Consulting, from 2013 to 2018, Ms. Tarplin was with Strategic Value Partners, a Greenwich CT-based distressed credit firm, where she was Vice President of investor relations. She was responsible for covering both private equity and hedge fund products and for maintaining relationships with a diverse global, institutional investor base. Prior to SVP, Ms. Tarplin spent over 5 years with Millburn Ridgefield Corporation, a systematic, quantitative asset manager where she also focused on marketing and investor relations. Ms. Tarplin began her career at Morgan Stanley in private wealth management. Amanda received a B.B.A. from Villanova University, with concentration in marketing and finance.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Independent Member of Our Board of Directors

Brian Mathis is an independent member of our board of directors. Mr. Mathis served as one of the independent directors of NewHold Investment Corp. I and II. Since January 2023, Mr. Mathis has served as a partner and senior advisor with Assemble the Agency, a strategic advisory and communications firm. Prior to joining Assemble, Mr. Mathis co-founded C Street Advisory Group, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer from January 2021 to December 2022, helping business leaders maximize value while fostering more inclusive, equitable, and high-performing organizations. From December 2011 to December 2020, Mr. Mathis has served as a founding partner of Pine Street Alternative Asset Management, an investment management firm specializing in emerging hedge fund managers. Before launching Pine Street in 2011, he was Co-Managing Partner of Provident Group Asset Management, LLC (PGAM), where he played a key role in portfolio construction and capital raising as a member of the investment committee. Prior to that, Mr. Mathis was Managing Director at Advent Capital Management, where he oversaw business development and marketing for multi-strategy, credit, and convertible hedge fund strategies. He also served as Director at Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), a leading fund of hedge funds managing over $7.5 billion in assets. His early experience includes roles as Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., where he contributed to various private equity groups. Throughout his career, Mr. Mathis has held board positions or advisory roles at several prominent organizations, including PlusFunds (observer), Eastport Operating Partners LP, Edison Schools, LinksCorp, and Bell Sports. Mr. Mathis began his career as a Congressional Black Caucus Fellow, working with the late Honorable John Lewis in the U.S. House of Representatives and with Senator Fritz Hollings on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. He was later appointed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury during the Clinton Administration. Mr. Mathis is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an advisory member of the Black Economic Alliance. Currently, Mr. Mathis serves on the Board of Directors for Vericast, a privately held marketing solutions company, and Ares Real Estate Income Trust (AREIT), a diversified real estate platform. Mr. Mathis earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan Business School, and both a Juris Doctor and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Senior Advisor
• Member of Our Board of Directors

Charlie Baynes-Reid is a member of our board of directors and our senior advisor. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of NHIC I and II and served as our General Counsel from September 19, 2024 until January 15, 2025. Mr. Baynes-Reid was a founding partner and Managing Director of NewHold Enterprises, having spent more than 20 years in private equity and principal investing, both as a legal advisor and as an investor. Mr. Baynes-Reid has extensive experience working with portfolio companies on acquisitions and divestures, consolidation strategies, debt financing and refinancing, capital markets and exit strategies through private sales, public mergers and initial public offerings (or IPOs). He also has significant knowledge of core legal and regulatory considerations relating to both domestic as well as complex cross border transactions and his sector experience includes companies focusing on logistics, business services, real estate, diversified industrials, renewable energy and financial services. Qualifying as a lawyer in the United Kingdom in 2001 with Simmons & Simmons law firm, he worked in London and Tokyo before moving to the Minter Ellison law firm in Sydney. He joined Macquarie (ASX: MQG) in 2005, based initially in Sydney. In 2007, he relocated to Macquarie's New York office, where he focused on principal investments and capital markets transactions across multiple jurisdictions, before becoming one of the founding partners of River Hollow Partners in early 2014. In 2017, Mr. Baynes-Reid was a Founding Partner, Managing Director and General Counsel for NewHold Enterprises LLC. Mr. Baynes-Reid received his LLB Honors degree in Business Law from City University, London and is dual-qualified as an English lawyer and a member of the New York Bar. Mr. Baynes-Reid currently serves as General Counsel and CFO of Type One Energy Group, Inc.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Co - Chairman of NewHold Enterprises LLC

Kevin Charlton has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 19 September 2024. Kevin Charlton is our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Charlton has been the Co-Chairman of NewHold Enterprises LLC ("NewHold Enterprises") since 2017 and has spent more than 25 years in private equity. Mr. Charlton has been a director of Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVLV), formerly known as NewHold Investment Corp., since NewHold Investment Corp. closed its business combination with Evolv Technologies, Inc. in July 2021. He was the Chief Executive Officer of NewHold Investment Corp. from January 2020 until it closed its business combination with Evolv Technologies, Inc. Since October 2021, Mr. Charlton has also served as Chairman of the board of directors of GiveEvolv, LLC, a nonprofit organization affiliated with Evolv Technologies, Inc. From January 2014 through February 2015, Mr. Charlton was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., a $115 million NASDAQ-listed SPAC that merged with Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ: BLBD), the school bus manufacturer, in February 2015. From July 2015 through February 2017, he then served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II, a $200 million NASDAQ-listed SPAC that merged with Daseke, Inc., in February 2017. He served on the Board of Daseke from the time of the merger in February 2017 through January 2021. From July 2017 through October 2019, Mr. Charlton served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III, a $275 million NYSE-listed SPAC that merged with NRC Group in October 2018. Prior to NewHold, Mr. Charlton was with JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Investcorp, and Macquarie (ASX: MQG). Mr. Charlton has served on more than 25 Boards of Directors in all relevant roles, and in almost all cases as Chairman or Lead Director on behalf of the majority owner. Prior to his career in private equity, Mr. Charlton was with McKinsey and Company in New York and NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Mr. Charlton has been Chairman of American AllWaste LLC since May 2018, Mr. Charlton received his Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering cum laude from Princeton University in 1988, his Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Distinction from the University of Michigan in 1990, and his Master of Business Administration with Honors from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1995.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Executive Chairman at Aviation Technical Services
• Independent Member of Our Board of Directors

Matt Yerbic is an independent member of our board of directors. Since June 2021, Mr. Yerbic serves as Executive Chairman at Aviation Technical Services. From August 2008 to June 2021, Mr. Yerbic served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aviation Technical Services. He has more than 20 years of experience in all facets of the aviation industry. Prior to Aviation Technical Services, Mr. Yerbic served in several executive positions at Alaska Airlines including the Managing Director for the State of Alaska, Managing Director of Station Operations and the business leader for Alaska Air Cargo, serving both Alaska and Horizon Air. In 2008, Mr. Yerbic was hired by Macquarie Capital Investment as Chief Commercial Officer for the Taurus Aerospace Group and subsequently took on the role of the President of ATS. Mr. Yerbic studied at Oregon State University between 1988 and 1989 and at the University of Alaska Anchorage between 1989 and 1991.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Director of Blue Bird Corporation
• Independent Member of Our Board of Directors

Philip Horlock is an independent member of our board of directors. Mr. Horlock has served as a director of Blue Bird Corporation ("Blue Bird") since February 24, 2015, and as CEO since May 14, 2023. Mr. Horlock served as President and CEO of Blue Bird from February 24, 2015 to October 31, 2021. Subsequently, Mr. Horlock served as a Senior Advisor to Blue Bird until December 31, 2021, at which time Mr. Horlock became a consultant to the Company, serving until he was appointed President and CEO in May 2023. Mr. Horlock served as School Bus Holdings' President and CEO from April 2011 to October 31, 2021. Mr. Horlock served as School Bus Holdings' CFO and Chief Administrative Officer from January 2010 until April 2011. Before joining School Bus Holdings, Mr. Horlock spent over 30 years with Ford Motor Company, where he held senior executive positions in Finance and Operations worldwide. His last three positions with Ford were Chairman & CEO of Ford Motor Land Development, Controller of Corporate Finance, and CFO Ford Asia Pacific & Africa. While at Ford, Mr. Horlock served on the Advisory Board of Mazda Motor Corporation and also previously served as a director of LoJack Corporation. Mr. Horlock holds a B.S. degree in Psychology and Mathematics from Sheffield University in England. He also completed the Ford Executive Development Program (Capstone) through the University of Michigan.

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer
• CFO of NewHold Enterprises LLC

Polly Schneck is our Chief Financial Officer. Since September 2023, Ms. Schneck has served as CFO of NewHold Enterprises LLC, an industrials and services holding company. Ms. Schneck has deep experience as a board member, venture capital investor, management consultant, and IT consultant, working with companies ranging from start-ups to large, public entities to improve their financial operations and strategies. Before joining NewHold Enterprises, from January 2009 to September 2023, Ms. Schneck conducted strategy and financial consulting independently and with University of Pennsylvania Pro-bono Alumni Consulting. Ms. Schneck previously served as a partner at Labrador Ventures, an investment professional at Scripps Ventures, and a strategy and IT consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Schneck also served as an Emergency Medical Technician with the Bedford Fire Department from August 2009 until April 2024, as a Board Director of the Bedford Fire Department from January 2013 until January 2024, and as Chair of the Board from January 2014-January 2018. Ms. Schneck earned her MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and her AB cum laude from Princeton University.

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• President

Samy Hammad has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since 19 September 2024. Samy Hammad is our President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hammad previously served as Chief Financial Officer of NewHold Investment Corp. II and has over a decade of experience in investment banking and capital markets practices. Prior to joining NewHold Investment Corp. II, Mr. Hammad worked as a director in the investment banking division at Citigroup from 2014 to 2021, where he covered financial sponsors and SPACs, providing a full range of investment banking services including M&A advisory, acquisition finance, equity and debt offerings and private placements. While at Citigroup, Mr. Hammad worked on and completed over 45 transactions across the consumer, technology, healthcare, and industrials verticals, including raising more than $2 billion for SPAC sponsors. Prior to Citigroup, Mr. Hammad worked in the leverage finance group at CIT from 2011 to 2014, where he focused on middle market private equity backed companies in the transportation and aerospace & defense sectors. Mr. Hammad received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus on Finance from the George Washington University.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Independent Member of Our Board of Directors

Scott Scharfman is an independent member of our board of directors. Mr. Scharfman brings extensive leadership experience to our team as a seasoned finance and investment professional. Since October 2021, he has served as a Board Member and Advisor at Jupiter Intelligence, Inc., a firm specializing in the analysis of climate change risks. Prior to this, he was a Managing Director at Mill Road Capital from 2006 to 2019 and at Robertson Stephens from 2001 to 2002. He also served as Chief Financial Officer at Mercata, Inc. from 2000 to 2001. His early career includes a tenure as Managing Director in the Equity Capital Markets Department at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., where he worked from 1994 to 2000, following his role as Vice President at The Blackstone Group. Mr. Scharfman holds an A.B. degree, cum laude, from Princeton University.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Independent Member of Our Board of Directors

Suzy Taherian is an independent member of our board of directors. Ms. Taherian has over 25 years of experience acting as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and acting Chief Financial Officer for global industrial companies. She served as one of the independent directors of NewHold Investment Corp. from July 2020 to July 2021. Most recently, she joined Xpansiv as their CFO and is currently a member of the board of directors of Wrightspeed Inc. effective June 1, 2021. Xpansiv is a global digital marketplace for data-driven, ESG-inclusive products. Ms. Taherian started her career as a consultant with Accenture, advising large companies on implementation of ERP systems to optimize operations. She later held various senior finance roles for 16 years at Exxon and Chevron. Since January 2020, Ms. Taherian has been an advisor to TKCapital, a private equity firm with investments in industrial companies. Additionally, Ms. Taherian has served as Chief Financial Officer of several industrial companies - from February 2017 through December 2019, at Kinetic Systems Inc., a global engineering and construction firm; from July 2016 through January 2017, at RePower, a national software company; from June 2015 through June 2016, at NobleIron, a publicly-traded construction equipment rental company (TSX:NIR); and from April 2013 through May 2015, at eCullet, a national manufacturer of glass. Over her career, she has worked on financings of over $4.5 billion and M&A transactions of over $2.5 billion. She previously served on numerous boards such as Glass to Glass, a joint venture with Owens Illinois which is the world's largest glass manufacturer, and Chevron Federal Credit Union, which has over $1 billion in assets. She previously served on boards of various nonprofits (including a homeless shelter and a school) and is an active community leader and was appointed as the Contra Costa County Library Commissioner, advocating for literacy and education for 1 million residents of the county. Since 2019, she has been on the Steering Committee of CFO Leadership Council, a national organization of Chief Financial Officers. Additionally, Ms. Taherian has been an adjunct professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management for last 9 years, teaching courses on International Finance and International Business. Ms. Taherian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Chairman of Our Board of Directors

Thomas Sullivan is the Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Sullivan has over 30 years of experience in finance and operations. Mr. Sullivan served as the Chairman of the Board of NewHold Investment Corp. I and II. He has served on numerous boards for over 20 years and has broad leadership skills and extensive operational and financial restructuring experience as well as experience in the fields of private equity and capital markets. Mr. Sullivan is a trustee on the board of trustees of SMTA liquidating Trust (successor to Spirit MTA REIT). Prior to its dissolution on January 1, 2020 and the establishment of SMTA Liquidating Trust, he served on the board of trustees of Spirit MTA REIT, an externally managed, publicly traded REIT, and was chair of its compensation committee and a member of its audit committee and related party transactions committee. He is a member of the board of directors of Investcorp Credit Management Business and is chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the advisory board of directors of Heartsong, Inc. He was previously a member of the board of directors, including for several special committees, for Totes Isotoner Corporation as Chairman and for Media General Inc., Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corporation., American Apparel Inc. Millennium Custodial Trust, Accredited Mortgage Loan REIT, New Young Broadcasting Co. and Utility Service Partners, Inc. Mr. Sullivan was the managing partner of Smallwood Partners, LLC, a financial advisory services firm from 2009 to 2015. From 1996 to 2008. Thomas Sullivan was a managing director of Investcorp International, Inc., a global middle market private equity firm. From 1993 to 1996, he was Vice President and Treasurer of The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc. Lastly, from 1989 to 1993, Mr. Sullivan held multiple positions with Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Sullivan holds a BS in Accountancy from Villanova University.