Our Team — Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II

Meet The Team

Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II is well-positioned to capitalize on the significant experience, relationships, and contacts of our team to complete our initial business combination. The team is led by CEO & Chairman of the Board, Zachary Tarica, and CFO Idan Shani, and is strengthened by the strategic connectivity and deal-making expertise of directors, officers, and strategic advisors like Shaquille O'Neal, Sheila Stamps, Rick Hess, Pallavi Gondipalli, Martin Luther King III, and Daniel Strauss. We are confident in the team’s ability to identify and partner with high-growth businesses in the TMTC space that can benefit from the investment and operational expertise of our team to deliver value to our stockholders.

ZACHARY TARICA, COOZachary Tarica has served as our Chief Operating Officer since inception. Mr. Tarica has served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Investment Officer of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since Septembe… — **ZACHARY TARICA, CEO & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS**
Zachary Tarica has served as our Chief Operating Officer since inception. Mr. Tarica has served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Investment Officer of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since September 2020. Mr. Tarica is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forest Road, a specialty finance company formed in May 2017 focused on tax credit lending across the entertainment, renewable energy, and real estate sectors, as well as film tax credit administration and tax credit brokerage. Prior to establishing Forest Road, Mr. Tarica served as a Credit Analyst at Brookfield Asset Management from June 2014 to May 2018. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Tarica worked for Deutsche Bank as a distressed desk analyst focused on investing in special situations in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

IDAN SHANI, CFOIdan Shani has served as our Chief Financial Officer since inception. Mr. Shani has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since September 2020. Since October 2018, Mr. Shani has served as t… — **IDAN SHANI, CFO**
Idan Shani has served as our Chief Financial Officer since inception. Mr. Shani has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since September 2020. Since October 2018, Mr. Shani has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Forest Road. Prior to that, Mr. Shani was President and Head of Research of Antarctica Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. (“Antarctica”) and its predecessor Antarctica Asset Management LLC, a global hedge fund solutions firm, from June 2008 to September 2020. He remains involved at Antarctica as a senior independent member of the investment and allocation committee with reporting duties to the board of directors. Mr. Shani was a research analyst at Ivy Asset Management, a firm owned by BNY Mellon, from 2005 to 2008, focusing on credit strategies.

JEREMY TARICA, CIOJeremy Tarica has served as our Chief Investment Officer since inception. Mr. Tarica has served as the Head of SPACs and Opportunistic Investments of Forest Road since November 2020. Since November 2020, Mr. Tarica has also served … — **JEREMY TARICA, CIO**
Jeremy Tarica has served as our Chief Investment Officer since inception. Mr. Tarica has served as the Head of SPACs and Opportunistic Investments of Forest Road since November 2020. Since November 2020, Mr. Tarica has also served as the Head of the Investment Team for Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX), supporting all sourcing, valuation, diligence, and deal execution efforts. From September 2017 to November 2020, Mr. Tarica worked at Advance, the Newhouse family’s operating holding company, on the Strategic Investments & Acquisitions team where he helped execute on a multi-billion capital deployment plan across a series of large acquisitions and growth equity investments in the TMTC space. From June 2016 to September 2017, Mr. Tarica worked for Bank of America as an investment banking analyst in its Global Technology, Media & Telecom Coverage Group advising on a variety of complex transactions.

SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, STRATEGIC ADVISORShaquille “Shaq” O’Neal will serve as a strategic advisor as of the effective date of the registration statement. Mr. O’Neal is an American athlete, investor, and entrepreneur, and is regarded as one of the greates… — **SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, STRATEGIC ADVISOR**
Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal will serve as a strategic advisor as of the effective date of the registration statement. Mr. O’Neal is an American athlete, investor, and entrepreneur, and is regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Mr. O’Neal was elected to both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and FIBA Hall of Fame. Beyond basketball, Mr. O’Neal has made investments in Google prior to its initial public offering and Ring prior to its sale to Amazon. Mr. O’Neal currently owns multiple franchises, including Auntie Anne’s and Papa John’s Pizza, as well as several restaurants in Las Vegas. Mr. O’Neal moved into e-sports by assuming the role of General Manager of the Kings Guard (NBA 2K League), an e-sports team associated with the Sacramento Kings, in which he owns a minority stake. Mr. O’Neal serves on the board of directors of Papa John’s Pizza, as a national spokesperson for the non-profit Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and as a global spokesperson for Krispy Kreme. Mr. O’Neal has served as a strategic advisor of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since November 2020.

SHEILA STAMPS, STRATEGIC ADVISORSheila A. Stamps will serve as a strategic advisor as of the effective date of the registration statement and has served as a director of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since November 2020. Ms. Stamps has … — **SHEILA STAMPS, STRATEGIC ADVISOR**
Sheila A. Stamps will serve as a strategic advisor as of the effective date of the registration statement and has served as a director of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since November 2020. Ms. Stamps has been a member of the board of directors, the audit committee, and the executive compensation committee of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a technology company providing solutions and analytics to businesses, since September 2020. Since May 2018, Ms. Stamps has served as a member of the board of directors and the Chairperson of the audit committee of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW), an airfreight company. Since February 2014, Ms. Stamps has served as a member of the board of directors of CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a financial services company, and its banking subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A. From July 2014 to July 2018, Ms. Stamps served as the Commissioner of the New York State Insurance Fund, a governmental insurance carrier. During her time at the New York State Insurance Fund, Ms. Stamps also served on the business operations committee and served as Chairperson of the audit committee. Ms. Stamps was the Executive Vice President of DBI, LLC, a private mortgage investment company, from 2011 to 2012. From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Stamps served as the Head of Fixed Income and Cash Management, a senior management member of the Investment Advisory Committee and the Real Estate Advisory Committee of New York State Common Retirement Fund. From 2005 to 2016, Ms. Stamps served as the Managing Director of Golden Seeds, Inc., an investment company. From 2003 to 2004, Ms. Stamps served as a Managing Director and Financial Institutions Group Head at Bank of America (formerly, FleetBoston Financial). From 1997 to 2003, Ms. Stamps held a number of executive positions in Bank One Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase), including Managing Director and Head of European Asset-Backed Securitization and a member of the Operating Management Committee.

RICK HESS, STRATEGIC ADVISORRick Hess will serve as a strategic advisor as of the effective date of the registration statement. Mr. Hess is the founder and a Managing Partner of Cobalt Capital, a multi-stage investment firm that partners with the ne… — **RICK HESS, STRATEGIC ADVISOR**
Rick Hess will serve as a strategic advisor as of the effective date of the registration statement. Mr. Hess is the founder and a Managing Partner of Cobalt Capital, a multi-stage investment firm that partners with the next generation of digital content, technology, consumer, and lifestyle businesses, which Mr. Hess founded in December 2019. Through the firm’s deep roots in culture and consumer experience investing, Cobalt cultivates meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs and business leaders creating strategic value for investors. Previously investing in partnership with TPG Growth, and formerly known as Evolution Media, Cobalt Capital invests with strong teams to help them scale their vision. Prior to founding the investment platform, Mr. Hess founded Evolution Media Capital investment bank in partnership with Creative Arts Agency (“CAA”) in 2008 and served as the Co-Managing Partner until 2018. From 2012 to December of 2019, Mr. Hess served as the Chief Executive Officer of Evolution Media. Mr. Hess led the Film Finance group at CAA prior to founding Evolution. Under his leadership the group packaged, raised financing for, and sold numerous films, including Academy Award-winning films *Crash; Brokeback Mountain; Goodnight, and Good Luck;* and *The Tree of Life*. Previously, he held executive positions at TriStar Pictures and The William Morris Agency, and was President of Phoenix Pictures and Propaganda Films.

**PALLAVI GONDIPALLI, INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR**
Pallavi Gondipalli since January 2023 has served as a strategic advisor to investment funds and company founders in frontier asset classes where investor sponsorship is less developed. From July 2020 to April 2022, Ms. Gondipalli was a Managing Partner at CoinFund, a crypto venture capitalist founded in 2015, where she spearheaded capital formation for pre-seed and seed, series A and liquid token strategies. Prior to CoinFund, Ms. Gondipalli served as Co-Head of Investor Relations & Marketing from May 2017 to July 2020 at Luminus Management, a specialist energy fund. From July 2015 to May 2017, Ms. Gondipalli was a Director of Investor Relations at LS Power (former parent company of Luminus) where she served in a senior capital formation role for their power private equity business, related power asset offerings and the Luminus hedge fund strategy. From May 2010 to May 2015, Ms. Gondipalli was a Vice President in capital formation at One William Street, an investor in the structured credit asset class covering RMBS, CMBS and non-mortgage consumer backed assets. From February 2008 to April 2010, Ms. Gondipalli was an Associate with Millennium Global, an alternatives manager. From 2002 to 2006, Ms. Gondipalli was a public accountant with Ernst & Young in both Chicago and London. Ms. Gondipalli holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of Business and a BBA in Accounting (CPA) from Emory University (Goizueta Business School).

MARTIN LUTHER KING III, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORMartin Luther King III will serve as a director as of the effective date of the registration statement. The oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Mr. King is a celebrated human right… — **MARTIN LUTHER KING III, INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR**
Martin Luther King III will serve as a director as of the effective date of the registration statement. The oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Mr. King is a celebrated human rights advocate who has devoted his life to promoting civil and global human rights. Since 2006, Mr. King has served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Realizing the Dream, a non-profit organization that continues the humanitarian and liberating work of his parents, through which he has spearheaded nonviolence training in Bosnia Herzegovina, India, Israel and Palestine, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and the United States. In 2011, Mr. King co-founded Bounce TV, an African American broadcast network. Mr. King served as the fourth President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004. Mr. King has served as a director and a member of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) since November 2020. Since 1997, Mr. King has been Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of MetWest, a mutual fund complex. Mr. King served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The King Center, based in Atlanta, and remains a member of its board of directors. In 1986, he was elected to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.