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NewHold Investment (NASDAQ: NHIV) names John Boone as new CFO after Schneck exit

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NewHold Investment Corp reports that Chief Financial Officer Polly Schneck resigned effective July 22, 2026. The board of directors appointed John Boone as the new Chief Financial Officer, effective the same date.

The company states that Ms. Schneck’s resignation does not result from any disagreement regarding operations, policies, or practices and that she is leaving to pursue other professional opportunities. Mr. Boone brings over a decade of public equity investing experience plus private equity and investment banking roles, including positions at Unity Partners, Isomer Partners, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Scopia Capital Management, and Rothschild & Co. The company notes there are no appointment-related arrangements, no family relationships, and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure, and that Mr. Boone’s compensation arrangements are not yet finalized and will be disclosed if materially required.

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  • Chief Financial Officer resignation: Polly Schneck resigned as CFO effective July 22, 2026, creating a senior leadership transition even though the company reports no related disagreements.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Warrant exercise price $11.50 per share Each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at this price
Class A ordinary share par value $0.0001 per share Par value of Class A ordinary shares listed on Nasdaq as NHIV
CFO resignation effective date July 22, 2026 Effective date of Polly Schneck’s resignation as Chief Financial Officer
New CFO appointment date July 22, 2026 Effective date of John Boone’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer
emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
long/short equity investment firm financial
"Isomer Partners, a long/short equity investment firm"
Executive in Residence financial
"served as an Executive in Residence at Unity Partners"
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K regulatory
"transactions between Mr. Boone and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K"

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FAQ

What executive change did NewHold Investment Corp (NHIV) disclose on July 22, 2026?

NewHold Investment Corp disclosed that Chief Financial Officer Polly Schneck resigned effective July 22, 2026. The board of directors simultaneously appointed John Boone as the new Chief Financial Officer, with his appointment effective the same date as her resignation.

Did Polly Schneck’s resignation from NHIV involve any disagreement with the company?

The company states that Polly Schneck’s resignation was not due to any disagreement with NewHold Investment Corp, its board, or management on operations, policies, or practices. She is departing to pursue other professional opportunities, according to the disclosure.

Who is John Boone, the new CFO of NewHold Investment Corp (NHIV)?

John Boone is NewHold Investment Corp’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22, 2026. He has over a decade of public equity investing experience plus roles in private equity and investment banking at Unity Partners, Isomer Partners, Schonfeld, Scopia, and Rothschild & Co.

Have compensation arrangements for new CFO John Boone at NHIV been finalized?

Compensation arrangements for John Boone had not been finalized as of the disclosure. NewHold Investment Corp states it will disclose any material compensatory arrangements in accordance with applicable SEC rules once those terms are determined.

How are NHIV’s securities structured and traded following this management change?

NewHold Investment Corp lists units (NHIVU), Class A ordinary shares (NHIV), and warrants (NHIVW) on The Nasdaq Stock Market. Each whole warrant is exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2026

 

NewHold Investment Corp IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-43232   98-1888991

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

110 W. 40th St, Suite 802
New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 655-8504

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant   NHIVU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share   NHIV   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   NHIVW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

  

 

  

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.

 

On July 22, 2026, Polly Schneck notified NewHold Investment Corp. IV (the “Company”) of her decision to resign as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22, 2026. The board has appointed a successor effective, immediately.

 

Ms. Schneck’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors, or management on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. She is departing to pursue other professional opportunities.

 

We thank Ms. Schneck for her financial leadership and dedication. She has been an instrumental part of the team through our initial public offering and was key in establishing our financial operations up to this point. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

 

On July 22, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed John Boone as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22, 2026.

 

Mr. Boone has over a decade of experience investing in the public equity markets, in addition to experience in private equity and investment banking. Mr. Boone served as an Executive in Residence at Unity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, from January 2026 to July 2026. From November 2020 to March 2025, Mr. Boone was at Isomer Partners, a long/short equity investment firm, where he performed fundamental research in the public equity markets, serving as a Partner from October 2022 to March 2025 and as Principal and Senior Analyst from November 2020 to October 2022. Prior to that, he served as Senior Analyst at Schonfeld Strategic Advisors from August 2019 to November 2020, and as a Senior Analyst at Scopia Capital Management from September 2011 to May 2019, each also a long/short equity investment firm. Prior to Scopia, Mr. Boone worked as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild & Co. in the restructuring group from June 2010 to August 2011. Mr. Boone holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, with concentrations in finance and accounting.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Boone and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

 

There are no family relationships between Mr. Boone and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Boone and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

The compensation arrangements for Mr. Boone have not been finalized. Once determined, the Company will disclose any material compensatory arrangements, if required, in accordance with applicable SEC rules.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  NEWHOLD INVESTMENT CORP IV
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Charlton
    Name: Kevin Charlton
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: July 22, 2026    

 

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