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William M. Brown serves as Chief Executive Officer and is paid $12,500 per month for his services for up to 24 months commencing on the closing of the offering.
William M. (Matt) Brown is the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Andretti Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: POLE), a special-purpose acquisition company that raised $200 million in its initial public offering on September 5, 2024. The SPAC, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, sold 20 million units at $10.00 per share with BTIG serving as underwriter, marking the second blank-check venture affiliated with former IndyCar driver Michael Andretti. Brown is expected to be dedicated full-time to the process of identifying, evaluating, and negotiating an initial business combination target, and he is also a significant shareholder, reported as a ten-percent owner of the company. The SPAC's management team is led by Executive Chairman William J. (Bill) Sandbrook, with Michael Andretti and Mario Andretti serving as special advisors.
Prior to leading Andretti Acquisition Corp. II, Brown served as President and Chief Financial Officer of the first Andretti Acquisition Corp. (ticker WNNR), having been appointed President while retaining his CFO responsibilities at that entity. The first Andretti SPAC completed a business combination with Zapata Computing Holdings, giving Brown direct experience executing a SPAC merger from start to finish. Before his involvement with the Andretti SPACs, Brown held senior financial executive roles at publicly traded industrial companies: he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Forterra Inc. (FRTA), a manufacturer of water and drainage infrastructure products, and earlier as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (USCR). SEC filings reflect his insider ownership across these companies, including shares of Forterra valued at over $1 million as of his last reported transaction in 2017.
Brown is described in company materials as a proven senior executive with extensive experience in strategic planning and capital markets, and the Andretti II board is expected to provide valuable guidance, technical domain expertise, and access to differentiated opportunities through complementary networks. The management team and board emphasize their meaningful experience as investors, executives, corporate strategists, and business development heads within both public and private companies, along with specific SPAC experience and a proven track record of business combination success. Brown's career trajectory through CFO roles at infrastructure-focused public companies and then into the SPAC space has given him deep familiarity with capital markets transactions, financial reporting, and the operational and regulatory demands of taking companies public. His role at Andretti Acquisition Corp. II encompasses both executive leadership and principal financial oversight, making him central to the SPAC's search for a suitable acquisition target.
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