Disciplined Growth
Acquisition Corporation

Mr. Wotczak is Founder and CEO of BCMA Group, a boutique capital markets advisory firm. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Prime Executions, Inc. and Freedom US Markets, where he oversaw all U.S. operations and evaluated approximately 40 M&A and strategic partnership opportunities on behalf of Freedom Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: FRHC). He also spearheaded the creation of Freedom Capital Markets in 2022.

Prior to Freedom, Mr. Wotczak founded the Wotczak Group and spent more than a decade in senior roles within the Listings Group at the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange — serving as Head of Equities at AMEX, where he oversaw 600+ listed issuers and was directly involved in over 300 listings including IPOs, uplistings, and SPAC transactions.

Robert Wotczak has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since inception. Since January 2026, Mr. Wotczak has served as Founder and CEO of BCMA Group, a boutique capital markets advisory firm providing comprehensive solutions to companies in every stage of their capital markets journey.

From January 2021 to May 2025, Mr. Wotczak served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prime Executions, Inc. and from January 2022 to May 2025 as President and CEO of Freedom US Markets, where he oversaw all U.S. operations and evaluated approximately 40 M&A and strategic partnership opportunities on behalf of Freedom Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: FRHC). He also spearheaded the creation and development of Freedom Capital Markets in 2022.

Prior to joining Freedom, from December 2016 to January 2021, Mr. Wotczak was the founding member and President of the Wotczak Group, a capital markets advisory and consulting firm focused on small-cap public issuers and companies pursuing IPOs or uplistings. Before founding the Wotczak Group, from January 2014 to February 2016, Mr. Wotczak served as Executive Vice President and Principal of a premier New York-based investor relations agency, where he served on the executive committee and as Chief Compliance Officer.

From 2003 to 2013, Mr. Wotczak spent more than ten years in senior positions within the Listings Group at the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange. As Head of Equities at the American Stock Exchange, he oversaw more than 600 listed issuers, managed new listings activities, led strategic planning initiatives, and was responsible for a revenue base of approximately $40 million. During his tenure, he was directly involved in over 300 listings, including OTC uplistings, cross-listings, SPAC transactions, and IPOs.

He served as a securities broker from 1989 to 1994 and as a brokerage branch manager from 1994 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000, he managed the trust and investment area of a New York City private bank. In late 2000, he formed and led a broker-dealer subsidiary within the bank, serving as its Securities Principal and Compliance Registered Options Principal (CROP).

Mr. Wotczak currently serves as a Director on the Board of Green Impact Exchange (GIX). He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management with a minor in Finance from Baruch College.

Mrs. Dell'Acqua serves as Managing Director of BCMA Group, providing strategic guidance to capital markets advisory clients. She previously served as Chief of Staff at Mistras Group (NYSE: MG), supporting executive leadership on strategic initiatives and operational planning.

Prior to Mistras, she held various roles at Freedom Capital Markets, most recently as VP, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development, where she partnered with Mr. Wotczak to drive U.S. M&A strategy and evaluated over 40 M&A opportunities.

Emma Dell'Acqua has served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary since inception. Since January 2026, Mrs. Dell'Acqua has served as Managing Director of BCMA Group, where she is responsible for providing strategic guidance and support to capital markets advisory clients.

Mrs. Dell'Acqua previously served as Chief of Staff at Mistras Group (NYSE: MG), supporting executive leadership on strategic initiatives, cross-functional project management, and operational planning.

Prior to Mistras, from September 2021 to July 2025, Mrs. Dell'Acqua held various roles at Freedom Capital Markets, most recently as Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development. While at Freedom, she partnered closely with Mr. Wotczak to drive the firm's US M&A strategy, evaluated over 40 M&A and strategic partnership opportunities, and supported the launch and expansion of new business lines.

Earlier in her career, from October 2018 to September 2021, Mrs. Dell'Acqua served as an Analyst at a boutique NY-based investment bank, where she supported buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions and private capital raises.

Mrs. Dell'Acqua earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance, cum laude, with minors in International Business and Management Information Systems from the University of Delaware.

President of NextPoint Management Company since 1996 and senior advisor to a family office with more than $2 billion in assets. Over 25 years of experience investing in, operating, and advising multi-national and emerging growth companies. Prior roles include General Partner of the NextPoint investment funds and senior legal counsel at Akerman, Mintz Levin, and Arnold & Porter.

Mr. Faber has more than 25 years of experience investing in, operating and advising both large multi-national and emerging growth companies in a variety of industries. Since 1996, Mr. Faber has served as President of NextPoint Management Company, Inc., an investment and strategic advisory firm, advising family offices on a variety of issues, including asset manager selection and oversight, direct investing, and trust and estates.

Mr. Faber currently serves as a senior advisor to a family office with more than $2 billion in assets and as a director or senior advisor to a number of private companies and asset management firms. From 1990 to 2008, Mr. Faber was a General Partner of the NextPoint family of investment funds, focusing on private equity, venture capital, and structured investments.

In November 2021, Mr. Faber became an independent director of Piermont Valley Acquisition Corp (f/k/a Capitalworks Emerging Markets Acquisition Corp), a special purpose acquisition company that completed a $200.0 million initial public offering in December 2021. Mr. Faber resigned from the board of directors of Piermont Valley Acquisition Corp on February 23, 2024 prior to consummation of any initial business combination.

Previously, Mr. Faber was a senior advisor to the law firm of Akerman, of counsel to the law firm of Mintz Levin, an attorney with the law firm of Arnold & Porter, and a senior consultant to The Research Council of Washington, the predecessor to The Corporate Executive Board Company. Mr. Faber has served on audit and compensation committees for a number of companies.

Mr. Faber is an honors graduate and John M. Olin Fellow of the University of Chicago Law School and attended the Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies and the State University of New York.

CEO and Managing Partner of ACI, the leading provider of FinOp and regulatory reporting services for U.S. broker-dealers, supervising a team of 35+ CPAs and FinOps serving approximately 200 FINRA member firms. Also serves as CEO and FinOp of ACI Capital Markets, ACI's affiliated FINRA-member broker dealer. CPA with Series 7, 24, 27, 57, 63, 79 and 99 securities licenses.

Mr. Gettenberg is the CEO and Managing Partner of ACI, the leading provider of FinOp and regulatory reporting services for U.S. broker-dealers. He also serves as CEO and FinOp of ACI Capital Markets, ACI's affiliated FINRA-member broker dealer.

Mr. Gettenberg supervises a team of 35+ experienced CPAs and FinOps dedicated to helping approximately 200 FINRA member firms meet their financial and regulatory obligations while navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Over the course of his career, he has developed deep relationships across the broker-dealer ecosystem, working closely with owners of broker dealers, compliance consultants, auditors and securities attorneys, as well as with FINRA and other Designated Examining Authorities (DEAs).

He has previously served on the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Committee and the FINRA District 10 Committee, and regularly attends FINRA conferences and speaks at industry regulatory panels and roundtables.

Mr. Gettenberg is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds multiple securities licenses, including the Series 7, 24, 27, 57, 63, 79 and 99. He earned his Bachelors and Masters of Accountancy from Wake Forest University.

Founder of Lippert/Heilshorn Associates (LHA, acquired by Alliance Advisors in 2024) and a founding partner of Alliance Advisors IR. Over 40 years advising emerging growth, middle market, and large-cap companies on investor relations and capital markets strategy across biotech, healthcare, consumer, industrials, and TMT.

Mr. Heilshorn has spent more than 40 years advising emerging growth, middle market, and large-cap companies on investor relations and capital markets strategy across a broad range of industries, including biotech, healthcare, consumer, industrials, and TMT.

In 1984, Mr. Heilshorn founded Lippert/Heilshorn Associates, Inc. (LHA), which was acquired by Alliance Advisors in September 2024. He is also a founding partner of Alliance Advisors IR, a firm that maintains a leading position in small-cap investor relations advisory services for its global client base.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Heilshorn has advised hundreds of companies on financial disclosure, market intelligence, strategic and crisis communications, investment thesis development, analyst and shareholder engagement, capital markets access, and financial media relations. He draws on extensive relationships with institutional investors and investment banks, as well as deep insight into C-suite pressures and board-level priorities.

Mr. Heilshorn serves on the boards of companies operating in the governance, advertising, and climate data analytics sectors, as well as several not-for-profit organizations.

He began his career at Merrill Lynch, completing the firm's broker training program in 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Lawrence University.

Principal investor and retired hedge fund manager with over three decades of experience making non-controlling direct investments in Russell 2000 companies. Has invested more than $1.5 billion across 300+ issuers. Former Senior Portfolio Manager at Wolverine Asset Management, founding CEO/CIO of Carpe Diem Capital, and Co-Founder of Castle Creek Partners. MBA, Booth School of Business.

Mr. Ziegelman is a principal investor and retired hedge fund manager with over three decades of experience making non-controlling direct investments in Russell 2000 companies and unlocking substantial shareholder value via active and collaborative engagement with management.

Since retiring in December 2019, John has provided bespoke advisory to a number of public and private companies as well as managing his personal capital through Sopris Global Advisors, LLC. From 2013 through 2019, John was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Wolverine Asset Management (WAM), which acquired his direct investment constructivist strategy from Carpe Diem in December 2012. At WAM, he originated and managed all privately placed direct investments and co-managed WAM's distressed credit desk.

Prior to WAM, John was the founding partner, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Carpe Diem Capital (2002–2012) and the Co-Founder, President and CIO of Castle Creek Partners (1997–2000). Both firms made direct investments across the capital structure in smaller public companies. Earlier, John was a Special Situations Analyst and then Portfolio Manager at Citadel LLC (1996).

During his career, John has invested more than $1.5 billion in over 300 issuers across equity, credit and convertible Regulation D private placements. He has led approximately a dozen 13D groups/filings proposing specific actions to management. As Executive Chairman of Sunterra Corp (SNRR-NASDAQ), John led the 2006/7 rescue, financial turnaround and sale to a strategic buyer. As a Board member (2015–2018), he drove operational and financial efficiencies and championed the sale of RLJ Entertainment (RLJE-NASDAQ).

John earned his MBA from the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and his BA from The University of Michigan.

Managing Partner at Eventus Advisory Group since April 2013, providing CFO, finance transformation, and transaction support to growth companies. Previously served as interim CFO at SeamlessDocs (now GovOS Studio) and Cecelia Health, and held finance leadership roles at Gooten, CIT Bank, and Moody's. CPA (New York) and CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Spool is currently a Managing Partner at Eventus Advisory Group, LLC since April 2013, a professional services firm providing CFO, finance transformation, and transaction support to growth companies, where he provides on-demand and interim Chief Financial Officer leadership.

In this role, Mr. Spool leads Eventus to support finance organizations across controllership, GAAP financial reporting, audit and SEC readiness, internal controls, budgeting and forecasting, treasury and cash forecasting, and board and investor reporting.

From February 2018 to March 2021, Mr. Spool was Chief Financial Officer (on-demand/interim) at SeamlessDocs, a government technology software company and now part of GovOS Studio, where he guided the company through an exit to a strategic buyer, modernized budgeting, forecasting, reporting, month-end close and audit readiness. He was also interim CFO at Cecelia Health, a healthcare technology company, where he oversaw the rebuilding of the company's financial statements to be GAAP-compliant and audit-ready and where he led a debt and equity capital raise.

Mr. Spool also held a finance leadership role at Gooten, a manufacturing and e-commerce fulfillment technology company. Prior to that, Mr. Spool led the build-out of a business intelligence and reporting function and improved internal audit outcomes at CIT Bank and streamlined month-end close processes at Moody's.

Mr. Spool is a licensed CPA in New York and a CFA Charterholder. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a B.B.A. from The George Washington University.