TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III announced that on July 19, 2023, the board of directors of the Company (appointed Thomas D . Hennessy as a director of the Company, effective immediately.

. Hennessy, age 38, has served as a Managing Partner of Growth Strategies of Hennessy Capital Group, LLC, an alternative investment firm founded in 2013 that focuses on investing in industrial, infrastructure, climate and real estate technologies. Mr. Hennessy has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of two, a special purpose acquisition company, since March 2023.

Mr. Hennessy has served as a director of Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I, a special purpose acquisition company targeting businesses operating primarily outside of the United States in the PropTech sector, since February 2021. Since December 2020, he has served as a director of 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. Mr. Hennessy, in his role as Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and President, has executed two successful SPAC business combinations, including (i) PropTech Acquisition Corporation?s business combination with Porch Group Inc. in 2020; and (ii) PropTech Investment Corporation II?s business combination with Appreciate Holdings Inc. in 2022.

Since 2021, Mr. Hennessy has also invested in numerous privately-held companies in his capacity as Managing Partner of Hennessy Capital Growth Partners, a growth equity fund that serves as a strategic capital and growth partner to real estate technology and climate technology companies. Mr. Hennessy served from 2014 to 2019 as a Portfolio Manager of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Mr. Hennessy holds a B.A. degree from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mr. Hennessy is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to his extensive experience with special purpose acquisition companies and his expertise in mergers and acquisitions.