Rick Gaenzle serves as our Chief Executive Officer and will serve as a director . Mr. Gaenzle has over 30 years of private equity investment and corporate finance experience; he is a co-founder and currently serves as a Managing Director of Gilbert Global Equity Capital, L.L.C., the principal investment advisor to Gilbert Global Equity Partners, L.P. and related entities, a $1.2 billion leveraged buyout and private equity fund. Mr. Gaenzle has spent the last twenty-eight years at Gilbert Global and its predecessor entity, completing over 110 direct equity investments, co-investments and add-on acquisitions for portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Gaenzle was a Principal of Soros Capital L.P., the principal venture capital and leveraged equity entity of the Quantum Group of Funds and a principal advisor to Quantum Industrial Holdings Ltd. Prior to joining Soros Capital, Mr. Gaenzle held various positions at PaineWebber Inc. Mr. Gaenzle currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Impact Delta, an impact-investing and impact-measurement advisory firm; an Operating Partner of NPG; a board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee for SOAC; and Chairman of Lake Street Homes, a single-family rental investment vehicle. He has also previously served on the boards of CPM Holdings, Inc.; True Temper Corp; Vice Chairman of Optical Capital Group, Inc.; Birch Telecommunications, Inc.; E-via S.p.A.; Tinka-ServiCos de Consultoria, S.A.; and the LaserSharp Corporation. Mr. Gaenzle holds a B.A. from Hartwick College and an M.B.A. from Fordham University.

Scott Honour serves as the Chairman of our board of directors . Mr. Honour has over 30 years of private equity investment experience and has been involved in over 100 transactions totaling over $20 billion in transaction value. Mr. Honour is Managing Partner of NPG, a private equity firm, which he co-founded in 2012. He also serves as Chairman of Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (“SOAC”), the first ESG focused SPAC, and of EVO. Prior to that, Mr. Honour was at The Gores Group, a Los Angeles based private equity firm, for 10 years, serving as Senior Managing Director and one of the firm’s top executives. During his time at The Gores Group, the firm raised four funds, totaling $4 billion in aggregate, and made over 35 investments. Mr. Honour also served on the investment committee for The Gores Group. Prior to joining The Gores Group, Mr. Honour was a Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank from 2000 to 2002 and was an investment banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from 1991 to 2000. Mr. Honour began his career at Trammell Crow Company in 1988. Mr. Honour has served on the board of directors of numerous public and private companies including Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc., 1st Choice Delivery, United Language Group, Renters Warehouse, Real Dolmen (REM:BB) and Westwood One, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: WWON), and is a co-founder of Titan CNG LLC and YapStone Inc. Mr. Honour earned a B.S. and B.A., cum laude, in Business Administration and Economics from Pepperdine University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

James Sheridan serves as our Co-President . Mr. Sheridan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Perception Capital. He has experience as both an operating executive (Chief Procurement Officer) and as a leader of the Purchasing Practice at McKinsey & Co. Mr. Sheridan also has over 25 years of corporate and private equity leadership experience delivering bottom line impact and organizational capability improvement. Mr. Sheridan has served on the board of directors of Innoviz (Nasdaq: INVZ) since April 2021. Prior to joining Perception in 2020, Mr. Sheridan served as an Operating Partner for Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:SOAC), the first ESG focused SPAC, led by Scott Honour (Chairman). Before joining SOAC, he served as a Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Logistics at Forterra Building Products from 2017-2019. Prior to Forterra, Mr. Sheridan spent 12 years (2005-2017) at McKinsey & Co. as a Senior Expert in Purchasing & Supply Chain. During his tenure at McKinsey & Co., he led operational transformations across industries from petrochemicals and metals to aerospace. From 2003 through 2005, Mr. Sheridan was Champion Enterprises’ Chief Procurement Officer. Mr. Sheridan started his professional career at Ford Motor Company in Corporate Purchasing where he spent over 8 years in a number of positions including serving as the Strategy Manager for Manufacturing Procurement Operations (Powertrain and Raw Materials). Mr. Sheridan earned a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and M.B.A from Carnegie Mellon.

Patrick Williams serves as our Co-President . Mr. Williams is currently a Principal at Perception Capital. Mr. Williams has over 20 years of experience in operations and development, leading major transformation efforts at private and public companies. Prior to joining Perception in 2020, Mr. Williams served as an Operating Partner for Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:SOAC), the first ESG focused SPAC, led by Scott Honour (Chairman). Before joining SOAC, Mr. Williams served as Vice President of Transformation and Supply Chain at GenOn since 2018. Previously, he had served as Vice President of Performance Improvement at Forterra. From 2008 to 2016, Mr. Williams held executive roles with Energy Future Holdings in Operational Excellence, Development and Finance. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Williams served HomeTeam Pest Defense as their Vice President & GM for the Southwest Region. Mr. Williams spent 5 years (1999-2005) at McKinsey & Co. after serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army. Mr. Williams earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Point and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Corey Campbell serves as our Chief Financial Officer . Mr. Campbell currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of NPG. Prior to joining NPG, Mr. Campbell held a number of positions within the finance and accounting organizations at Valspar Corporation where he worked for seven years. At Valspar, he held a range of positions, including managing an International Controllership group that spanned four regions and 27 countries. Prior to Valspar, Mr. Campbell was a Senior Audit Associate at Lurie, LLP. Mr. Campbell earned a B.B.A. in finance and business economics from the Mendoza School of Business at the University of Notre Dame.

Marcy Haymaker has agreed to serve on our board of directors . Ms. Haymaker is a Partner at NPG, which she was involved in the formation of in 2012. She also served as Principal for Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:SOAC), the first ESG focused SPAC, led by Scott Honour (Chairman). Prior to joining the NPG, Ms. Haymaker was an Associate at The Gores Group, an operations-focused private equity firm with over $4 billion in assets under management at the time. Ms. Haymaker began her career as an Analyst at US Bancorp, headquartered in Minneapolis. Ms. Haymaker serves on the boards of Renters Warehouse, 1st Choice Delivery and Lake Street Labs. Ms. Haymaker earned a B.S. in Finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Thomas J. Abood has agreed to serve on our board of directors . Since September 2019, Mr. Abood has been CEO and a director of EVO, a national trucking firm serving the USPS and other freight customers. Currently, he sits on the board of directors of Nelson Worldwide Holdings, a national architecture, engineering and interior design firm and SBH Funds, a mutual fund complex sponsored by Segall Bryant and Hamill. From 1994 to 2014, Mr. Abood was an owner and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Dougherty Financial Group LLC. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Abood was an associate with the law firm of Skadden Arps. Mr. Abood is Chair of the Archdiocesan Finance Council and Corporate Board of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, past Chair of the board of directors and executive committee member of Citation Jet Pilots, Inc. owner pilot association, past Chair of the Board and director of MacPhail Center for Music, past Chair of the Board and governor of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, past Chair of the Board and director of the Minnesota Children’s Museum and past President and Governor, The Minikahda Club. Mr. Abood received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude and his BBA from the University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude.

Omer Keilaf has agreed to serve on our board of directors . Mr. Keilaf is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Innoviz Technologies. Prior to founding Innoviz, Mr. Keilaf was a System and Product Team Manager at Consumer Physics where he worked for three years. Prior to Consumer Physics, Mr. Keilaf was an R&D Manager at STMicroelectronics where his responsibilities included chip architecture, SW architecture and development, board design and systems integration among other responsibilities. Mr. Keilaf also has industry experience at Anobit Tech and ADS. Mr. Keilaf served for seven years in Unit 81, the elite technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces whose veterans were key in founding Innoviz Technologies. Mr. Keilaf’s association with Unit 81 will bring exceptional value to Perception Capital Corp. II due to his deep industry knowledge and relationships at the forefront of innovation in industrial technology. Mr. Keilaf has also been a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. Mr. Keilaf earned a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, an M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from and an M.B.A., all from Tel Aviv University.

R. Rudolph Reinfrank has agreed to serve on our board of directors . Mr. Reinfrank is the Managing General Partner of Riverford Partners, LLC, a strategic advisory and investment firm which acts as an investor, board member and strategic advisor to growth companies and companies in transition. Prior to founding Riverford, Mr. Reinfrank was a co-founder and a Managing General Partner of Clarity Partners L.P., an $800 million private equity firm focused on media and communications, and a co-founder of Clarity China, L.P., a $220 million private equity partnership with investments in Greater China. Prior to joining Clarity, he was a co-founder and a Managing General Partner of Rader Reinfrank & Co., a private equity fund. His prior experience includes roles as an executive, investor, and advisor across a wide range of industries for the Roy E. Disney and Marvin Davis families.

Mr. Reinfrank is a member of the board of directors of Apollo Investment Corporation, a registered investment company and publicly-traded financial services company (Nasdaq: AINV). Mr. Reinfrank is also a Senior Advisor to BC Partners, a private equity and credit firm which targets investments in market leading businesses with defensive growth characteristics. BC Partners has completed 101 investments in companies with a total enterprise value of €124 billion. Mr. Reinfrank is also a Senior Advisor to Grafine Partners, an asset management firm. Until November 2018, Mr. Reinfrank was a member of the board of directors of Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp., (Nasdaq: KAAC), chairman of its audit committee, and a member of its compensation committee. Mr. Reinfrank earned a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A from the UCLA Graduate School of Management.