Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: DRDB) appointed Randolph C. Read to its board of directors as the company prepares for its business combination with ThomasLloyd Climate Solutions B.V. Read replaces Jim Nevels on the board.

Read serves as president and chief executive officer of International Capital Markets Group, Inc. and Nevada Strategic Credit Investments, LLC, positions he has held for more than five years. He brings over four decades of experience across energy, finance, real estate, and corporate governance sectors.

The executive currently sits on multiple public company boards, including as an independent director of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE), where he chairs the audit and compensation committees. He also serves as an independent director of Virtuix Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ) and Viskase Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB), and as chairman of the board of managers of New York REIT Liquidating LLC since November 2018.

Read's previous board experience includes serving as chairman of New York REIT, Inc. (NYSE) and Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which he led through its merger with Viskase Companies, Inc. He has also served on boards of Luby's Inc. and Healthcare Trust, Inc.

Throughout his career, Read held senior positions at Knowledge Universe, The Greenspun Corporation, Stone Container Corporation, Cintas Corporation, and Atlantic Richfield Co. He holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree from Tulane University. He is also a certified public accountant.

ThomasLloyd Climate Solutions, founded in 2003, operates as a sustainable energy and technology solutions provider. The company has structured, managed and operated 115 projects across more than 20 countries, representing approximately 28 gigawatts of power generation capacity across conventional and renewable energy infrastructure.

The information is based on a press release statement from Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II.