ONE Nuclear Energy LLC announced Kyle Crowley and Darryl Willis have agreed to be nominated as independent directors to the company's public board, effective upon completion of its business combination with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (NASDAQ: HVII).

Crowley is expected to serve as chairman of the audit committee and as a member of both the compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee. Willis is expected to serve as chairman of the compensation committee and as a member of the audit committee.

Crowley has served as an independent director of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (NASDAQ: HCIC) since February 2026 and has been a board member and advisor to Cogentrix Energy since July 2025. He spent 21 years at Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), most recently as senior vice president of corporate finance and development from October 2022 to June 2024. During his tenure at Exelon, Crowley led over $38 billion in closed transactions, including acquisitions and the spin-off of Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG).

Willis currently serves as corporate vice president of the energy and resources industry at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), a position he has held since 2019. Prior to Microsoft, he served as vice president of oil, gas and energy for Google Cloud at Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) in 2018 and 2019. From 1993 to 2017, Willis held various positions at BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP), including president and chief executive officer for its Angola division from 2015 to 2017.

ONE Nuclear develops energy solutions powered by natural gas and advanced nuclear small modular reactor technology. The company is pursuing a business combination with HVII, a blank check company focused on industrial technology and energy transition sectors.