Management

Brian Semkiw has served as Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Spectaire since its formation in September 2022 and as the Chief Executive Officer of 3rdGP Financial LLC, which he founded with Mr. Mendes, since July 2018. Prior to founding 3rdGP Financial LLC, Mr. Semkiw served as Chief Executive Officer of Carta Solutions Holding Corp., which he co-founded, from 2007 through July 2018. Mr. Semkiw also previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Rand Worldwide, Inc., which he co-founded with Mr. Baldesarra. Mr. Semkiw earned a B.A.Sc. in engineering from the University of Toronto. We believe that Mr. Semkiw is qualified to serve on the board of directors of NewCo due to, among other things, his deep knowledge of Spectaire and his extensive leadership, engineering and financial experience.

Dr. Brian Hemond has previously served as Chief Scientific Officer of Spectaire since its formation in September 2022. Prior to joining Spectaire, Dr. Hemond served as Chief Executive Officer of microMS, which he co-founded, from 2011 until the consummation of Spectaire’s acquisition of microMS in December 2022. Dr. Hemond also served in multiple roles, including Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, of Indigo Technologies, Inc., an original equipment manufacturer focused on the electric vehicle industry, from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Hemond holds a B.S. in electrical engineering, a Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing and Design and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We believe that Dr. Hemond is qualified to serve on the board of directors of NewCo due to, among other things, his invention of the core technology underlying Spectaire’s business, deep knowledge of Spectaire and his extensive engineering, financial and leadership experience.

Leonardo Fernandes has served as Chief Financial Officer of Spectaire since January 2023. Prior to joining Spectaire, Mr. Fernandes served as Chief Operating Officer of Lorem LLC, which he co-founded, from March 2021 through January 2023. From September 2020 to March 2021, Mr. Fernandes served as Chief Operating Officer of Pronto Housing, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Fernandes served as Chief of Staff at Megalith Capital Management LLC from January 2018 through August 2019. Prior to joining Megalith Capital Management LLC, Mr. Fernandes served as Partner – Head of Cross-Border Investments at RBR Asset Management from 2016 through January 2018. Prior to 2016, Mr. Fernandes served as an associate at Equity International LLC and worked at BR Properties S.A., one of Brazil’s largest commercial real estate investment companies, as a financial analyst and an investor relations manager. Mr. Fernandes has a B.A. in economics and a B.A. in business administration and management from Michigan State University and an MBA from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management.

Chris Grossman has served as Chief Commercial Officer of Spectaire since its formation in September 2022. Prior to joining Spectaire, Mr. Grossman served as President of Quantum Fleet Technology America’s Ltd. From November 2018 through August 2022. From 2013 through October 2018, Mr. Grossman served as Chief Executive Officer of Zovy LLC. Prior to joining Zovy, Mr. Grossman served in multiple roles, including Vice President of Engineering, at Rand Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Grossman holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Rui Mendes has served as Chief Information Officer of Spectaire since July 2022, as Chief Technology Officer of 3rdGP Financial LLC, which he co-founded with Mr. Semkiw, since July 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer of LVI Holdings LTD since 2008. Mr. Mendes previously served as Chief Technology Officer of Carta Solutions Holding Corp from 2006 through June 2018. Mr. Mendes also previously served as Chief Executive Officer of NOVAData Information Systems Inc. and as Chief Technology Officer of Geodata. Mr. Mendes earned a BSC Computer Science in information systems and operations research from the University of South Africa.