Company: CHPG
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-039846
Chunk: 183

Company: ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 183
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 a business combination within the allotted time. |     | The proceeds held in the escrow account would not be released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time.                                                                        |

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MANAGEMENT Directors and Executive Officers Our current directors and executive officers, their ages and positions are as follows:

| Name              |     | Age |     | Position                                        |
| Bala Padmakumar   |     |  63 |     | Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Chairman |
| Evan M. Graj      |     |  48 |     | Chief Financial Officer, and Director           |
| William W. Snyder |     |  56 |     | Independent Director Nominee                    |
| David Mao         |     |  48 |     | Independent Director Nominee                    |
| Robert H. Grigsby |     |  54 |     | Independent Director Nominee                    |

Below is a summary of the business experience of each our executive officers and directors Bala Padmakumar , Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director,is a broad based entrepreneur and technologist with a strong background in strategic partnerships, product and business development, technology and operations, private equity, and venture capital environments. Mr. Padmakumar has broad experience leading special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), including serving as Chairman and board member of Four Leaf Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: FORL), a SPAC in search of target business, since July 2022, and serving as CEO, Chairman and board member of Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: MCAC), from September 2021 until the closing of its business combination with ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. (“ConnectM”), a clean energy solution provider, in July 2024. Since July 2024, he has served as Vice Chairman, Corporate Development for ConnectM (Nasdaq: CNTM). In addition, since August 2020, Mr. Padmakumar has been a partner at Advantary LLC, where he specializes in business development and advises on strategic matters. From July 2016 to December 2021, Mr. Padmakumar also advised on deal flow and provided operational support to portfolio companies for a fund set up to support SK Telecom Co., Ltd.’s strategic interests. From 2011 to October 2020, Mr. Padmakumar was the Chief Executive Officer at Amperics, Inc., a developer and vendor of high energy density ultracap