Company: TDWDU
Filing Date: 2025-07-14
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0001213900-25-063440
Chunk: 159

Company: Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-07-14
Form: DRS
Chunk 159
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and General Partner of West Quad Ventures, an evergreen fund investing from Seed to Series B in technology, media, food & beverage, and health and wellness, with a portfolio that includes Anthropic, SpaceX, HyperScience, Lime, and Public.com. Mr. Penna is also Chairman and Founder of Penna & Company, a global advisory firm specializing in M&A, venture capital, and international business development. Previously, he held senior roles at Samsung Mobile as Director of Business Development and New Venture in Silicon Valley, and at Tele2 Group, Vodafone Group, and Microsoft Mobile, where he led initiatives in partnerships, strategy, and product management across the U.S. and Europe. Andreas holds a BBA in business administration from University of Michigan and has received executive education in Marketing from Duke Fuqua school of business in partnership with Kellogg School of Management during his time at Microsoft. He is also a guest lecturer on negotiations strategy at Northwestern Law and Kellogg School of Management. Independent Director Nominees Ralph Alexanderwill be appointed to serve as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Mr.Alexander is a seasoned executive and has held multiple senior leadership roles across the global energy and industrial sectors. Mr.Alexander served as Chief Executive Officer of Talen Energy Corporation, one of the largest competitive power generation and infrastructure companies in North America, from December 2016 to June 2021 and as its Chairman from June 2021 to April 2023. In December 2022, Talen Energy Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and consummated the strategic transactions contemplated by its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and completed its restructuring in May 2023. Mr.Alexander was previously affiliated with Riverstone Holdings LLC, an energy and power -focusedprivate equity firm, from 2007 to 2016. Prior to that, for nearly 25 years, he served in various positions with subsidiaries and affiliates of BP plc, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies (“BP”). Mr.Alexander served as CEO of BP Chemicals, CEO of BP Gas, Power and Renewables, and Executive Vice President of both BP Exploration and BP’s Refining and Marketing businesses. He later became EVP of the BP Group, overseeing global operations. Mr.Alexander has served on multiple public and private boards, including Anglo American, Vantage, Stein Mart, NET Power Inc. (NYSE American: NPWR), Enviva, and as Chairman of Sidanco. He formerly chaired the