---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001013762-25-001578"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COLA"
cik: "0002028201"
company_name: "Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands"
filed_at: "2025-03-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T07:05:04.326833+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbus Acquisition Corp appoints Cameron Johnson as independent director, replaces M. Anthony Wong

## Summary
- Dr. M. Anthony Wong resigned as independent director on March 20, 2025.
- Cameron Richard Johnson appointed as independent director, Audit Committee chair, and Compensation Committee member.
- Johnson received a share purchase option for 12,000 ordinary shares from sponsor Hercules Capital Management VII Corp.
- Johnson will receive no cash compensation; an indemnity agreement was signed on March 20, 2025.
- Johnson has been senior partner at Tidalwave Solutions since 2019 and a commentator on US-China relations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001013762-25-001578
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COLA
- cik: 0002028201
- company_name: Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands
- filed_at: 2025-03-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000101376225001578/0001013762-25-001578-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000101376225001578/ea0235354-8k_columbus.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001013762-25-001578.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cameron Richard Johnson was appointed as Independent Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: appointed Mr. Cameron Richard Johnson as the independent director (Class I director) of the Company to fill the vacancy, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000101376225001578/0001013762-25-001578-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. M. Anthony Wong resigned as Independent Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: accepted the resignation of Dr. M. Anthony Wong, the independent director, resigning from his position as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000101376225001578/0001013762-25-001578-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.