Company: SAC-UN
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-106802
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Company: Safeguard Acquisition Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: S-1
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 by Mark Gottfredson, Frank Bachinsky and Robert M. Tarola who together bring significant operating, investment, and corporate leadership experience. We believe that the diverse background of our team provides us with an opportunity to source, evaluate, and transact with a differentiated business within our sectors of focus. Mark Gottfredson has served as our Chairman since June 2025 and our Chief Executive Officer since September 2025. Mr. Gottfredson has also served in several senior leadership positions over more than 40 years at Bain & Company (“Bain”) including as a member of the board of directors of the parent company. Mr. Gottfredson has founded and served as the head of numerous practices at Bain, leading them to become large, significant businesses within the firm. This includes the Global Performance Improvement practice, Complexity Management practice and the Americas Automotive and Mobility practice. In addition, he was the founder of the Dallas Office and the Energy practice at Bain. Over his four decades at Bain, Mr. Gottfredson has advised Chief Executives and boards across a wide range of industries, including companies in our sectors of focus as well as companies in the industrial and consumer industries. Outside of his work at Bain, Mr. Gottfredson was also an active board member for several companies including Vista Outdoors (formerly NYSE: VSTO), TBM Consulting, and Emerge Energy Services. Mr. Gottfredson is also the co -authorof “The Breakthrough Imperative” and has written extensively for publications including the Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal amongst other notable business publications. In addition, Mr. Gottfredson serves as a Managing Member of our sponsor. Frank Bachinsky has served as our Chief Operating Officer since September 2025. Prior to that, he served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bachinsky currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Avalor Capital Management 1 LLC. He is also the manager of Anchor Family Holdings LLC. Mr.Bachinsky has over 35 years of investing and operating experience, having spent several years as a C -levelexecutive of several private companies. Mr. Bachinsky also has deep expertise driving sustainable aquaculture development through new technology development, highly scalable business models, and project lifecycle management. Mr. Bachinsky served as Chief Global Development Officer at Forever Oceans Corporation from 2017 to 2018, and Vice President of Business Development from 2015 to 2016. From 2008 to 2014