Iron Horse II

Jose Antonio Bengochea is our Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Alongside Bill Caragol, the two also co-founded Iron Horse II. Dr. Bengochea previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Iron Horse I from November 2021 until the SPAC's successful close on September 30, 2025, and has served as the managing member of Bengochea SPAC Sponsor I LLC, the sponsor of Iron Horse I since November 2021. Mr. Bengochea is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bengochea Capital, an investment firm pursuing frontier asset and, through Dr. Bengochea’s network of connections to various M&E industry executives and celebrities, examining global opportunities in media and entertainment. Bengochea Capital has also been a registered media entity with the Recording Academy for the 2023 and 2024 Grammy Awards, has been present at the Cannes Film Festival, among other prestigious events, and has a network spanning animation, IP, gaming, consumer products, and fashion, with a growing number of business touchpoints across Japan and South Korea. Prior to founding Bengochea Capital, Dr. Bengochea was a part of Sony’s Global Business Development team in Los Angeles and, prior to that, served as a corporate attorney at the law firm of Jenner & Block in New York City. Dr. Bengochea holds an A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard University, where he designed his own degree, entitled Comparative Imperial History, and graduated with a secondary specialization in Archaeology. Dr. Bengochea also holds a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

William Caragol is our Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company. Mr. Caragol also co-Founded Iron Horse II alongside Jose Bengochea. Mr. Caragol has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Iron Horse I since December 2023. Mr. Caragol has over thirty years of experience working with growth stage companies. In 2018, he founded and is the Managing Director of Quidem LLC, a corporate strategic and financial advisory firm. Since July 2021 he has been the Chief Financial Officer of Mainz Biomed N.V. (NASDAQ: MYNZ), a molecular genetics diagnostic company specializing in the early detection of cancer. Since 2015, Mr. Caragol has been Chairman of the Board of Thermomedics, Inc., a privately held medical diagnostic equipment company. Since July 2021, Mr. Caragol has served on the Board of Directors of Worksport Ltd. (NASDAQ: WKSP), a growth stage technology company, and sits on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. Since July 2023, Mr. Caragol has served on the Board of Directors of Janover, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNVR), a PrB2B fintech marketplace company, and sits on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Caragol served on the Board of Directors and was Chairman of the Audit Committee of Greenbox POS (NASDAQ: GBOX) a financial technology company leveraging proprietary blockchain security to build customized payment solutions. Mr. Caragol earned a B.S. in business administration and accounting from Washington & Lee University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Tarron Hecox serves as the Lead Independent Director on the Iron Horse II Board. Mr. Hecox has ample public markets and operational experience. Since 2019, he has held various commercial roles at AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500 company. Previously, Mr. Hecox worked with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, William Blair & Company, and Parnassus Investments, and he also formerly co-founded Spartan Capital L.L.C. in 2017, a private fund formed to pursue technology opportunities. Mr. Hecox is also well versed in SPACs and entertainment through the private fund he co-founded in 2014, Limitless Strategies, LLC, which focuses on creating value through public and private investments in media, entertainment, and AI. Mr. Hecox received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 2016; an undergraduate degree with highest distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he studied economics, finance, and accounting; a master's from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and has held a CPA designation.

Daniel Becker is an expert in AI machine learning, emerging technologies, and in the interplay between new technologies and consumerism, with particular strategic expertise and networks in AI infrastructure, data systems, and CPG businesses. Since December 2024, Mr. Becker has served as a Data Engineer at Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) where, from Miami, he leads an international team overseeing finance, data, and analytics across several of their investments, including the Tim Hortons, Popeyes, and Burger King franchises worldwide. Prior to Restaurant Brands, from August 2023 through November 2024, Mr. Becker worked at Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN, “Lennar”), building AI-driven software pilots for its Emerging Technology group, in addition to evaluating new technologies and other investment opportunities. Mr. Becker has also worked with several Fortune 100 clients across several industries, including finance/MBS, ad-tech and media, retail, manufacturing, and more, during his prior tenures as a freelance consultant from July 2020 until July 2023. Mr. Becker served as consultant to Iron Horse I from 2024 to the present. Mr. Becker graduated from Princeton University in 2013 where he holds a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with a focus on computer vision and autonomous systems.

Thayer Wade is the co-founder of Epiphany Family Enterprises, a transcontinental firm specializing in US mergers and acquisitions. Prior to co-founding Epiphany, Mr. Wade worked at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in a strategy and corporate development role, where he was part of the team that launched the firm’s RIA channel, growing to over $100 billion in assets under management during his tenure. He also previously worked at Maximus (NYSE: MMS), a systems integrator serving government clients, with roles spanning business development, strategy, operations, and emerging technologies. He holds an A.B. cum laude in engineering from Harvard with a secondary in American government and political philosophy.