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Posted 20 October, 2022

Astrea Acquisition Corp. appointed new CEO

CEO Change detected for ticker Nasdaq:ASAX in a 8-K filed on 20 October, 2022.


  Effective October 14, 2022 and pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Felipe Gonzalez and Jose Luis Cordova resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the SPAC and Catullus Helmer and Nicolas Jacobson were appointed as their replacements.  

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers


Effective October 19, 2022, each of Mohsen Moazami, Hector F. Sepulveda Reyes Retana and Juan Santodomingo Diaz resigned from the SPAC's Board of Directors. Such individuals resignations were not the result of any disagreement with the SPAC on any matter relating to the SPAC's operations, policies, or practices. The SPAC intends on replacing these individuals with independent directors who have not yet been selected.


Effective October 14, 2022 and pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Felipe Gonzalez and Jose Luis Cordova resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the SPAC and Catullus Helmer and Nicolas Jacobson were appointed as their replacements. Mr. Helmer, age 44, is an accomplished finance professional with senior experience at the intersection of finance and policy. He is the Co-Founder of Enovid, a strategic advisory firm. Previously, he served as Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. In this capacity he served as in-house strategic counsel to the Prime Minister. Mr. Helmer served as Executive Director of the Kazakhstan Hong Kong Development Fund, a private equity fund established by the Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan and leading Hong Kong investors. Mr. Helmer started his career as an investment banker focused on Mergers and Acquisitions, based in London and Hong Kong. Mr. Jacobson, age 33, Nicolas is a finance football specialist with a background in due diligence for mergers and acquisitions of private and listed businesses, as well as capital market transactions. He has advised on over 20 football projects with domestic and overseas buyers across a number of leagues, including recent projects with, Leeds United, Burnley, Reading and Blackpool, as well as projects for other sub-sectors including governing bodies, golf, basketball and sports retail/branding. He is a member of the Sports Invest UK team and has acted as the primary financial and commercial consultant for a Belgium Professional Football Club. Mr. Jacobson started his career at BDO based in London qualifying as a chartered accountant and sat on BDO's national strategy and advisory board for sports.


Effective October 14, 2022, Catullus Helmer was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the SPAC. Mr. Helmer was appointed to Class 2 of the Board. It has not yet been determined what, if any, committees Mr. Helmer will serve on.