Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp. 8-K

What Happened
Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp. announced the appointment of Thayer Wade to its board of directors, effective April 8, 2026. Mr. Wade will serve as an independent director and join the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Key Details

• Appointment effective date: April 8, 2026 (reported in an 8-K filed April 10, 2026).
• Committee assignments: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
• Professional background: Co-founder and manager of Epiphany Family LLC (since Dec 2023); senior associate at Vestria Capital (Mar 2022–Jan 2024); Assistant Vice President at Morgan Stanley (strategy & corporate development), part of the team that launched the firm's RIA channel (grew to over $100 billion AUM during his tenure); earlier roles at Maximus, Inc.
• Education: A.B. cum laude in engineering from Harvard, with a secondary in American government and political philosophy.

Why It Matters
This change adds an independent director with experience in mergers & acquisitions, financial strategy and wealth management distribution to Iron Horse Acquisition II’s board and key oversight committees. For investors, that means the board has additional expertise relevant to deal evaluation, financial oversight (Audit Committee) and governance decisions—areas important for a company that pursues acquisitions.