Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001493152-25-029121
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Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: S-4
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 as a member of HVII’s board of directors since HVII’s initial public offering. Ms. Brunelle has served as Chief Financial Officer of May Mobility, an autonomous driving company, since October 2023, and Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. since September 2023. Ms. Brunelle served as an Independent Director of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI from October 2021 to June 2025. Previously, Ms. Brunelle served as Chief Financial Officer of Ouster Inc. from August 2020 to May 2023, which completed a business combination with Colonnade Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in March 2021, which subsequently merged with Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (previously NASDAQ: VLDR) in February 2023. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Kinestral Technologies from April 2018 through May 2020 and Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Operating Officer of Soylent from March 2016 through October 2017. She has also served as Chief Financial Officer of GlobalLogic, Chief Financial Officer of Tivo, Inc. and Senior Consultant for Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Ms. Brunelle currently serves as a director of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: CDAQ) and as a director of Bolt Threads, Inc. and previously served as a director of Halio International from March 2019 through May 2020. During her tenure in leadership positions, she has worked on successful IPOs of technology companies and completed multiple private and public acquisitions and divestitures. Ms. Brunelle received her B.S. in Business Administration (accounting concentration) from California Polytechnic State University — San Luis Obispo. Ms. Brunelle was selected to serve as a director due to her background in accounting and finance and her experience as the chief financial officer for both public and private companies and as a director.

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Javier Saadehas served as a member of HVII’s board of directors since HVII’s initial public offering. Mr. Saade is Founder & Managing Partner of Impact Master Holdings since 2019, Venture Partner at Fenway Summer since 2016, and Operating Partner at Presidio Investors since 2023. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of GP Funding, Inc. (private-equity-owned financial services company) since 2019, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Only Agency (private equity-owned media & entertainment company) since