Maggie Vo
About Maggie Vo
Maggie Vo, CFA, serves as Chief Investment Officer of Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation (MAQC), with CIO status documented in both the IPO registration and 2024 filings . She has a B.S. in Financial Economics and Mathematics from Centre College and more than a decade of public markets investment experience, spanning portfolio management and venture investing . MAQC is a blank check company (SPAC) without operating revenues or EBITDA; traditional operating performance metrics (revenue growth, EBITDA growth) and TSR attribution to executive strategy are not applicable at the SPAC stage .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Venture Capital | General Partner & CIO | Jan 2018 – present | Leads due diligence, capital deployment, and portfolio valuation analyses |
| Blue Shores Capital | Portfolio Manager | Nov 2011 – Dec 2017 | Managed flagship Global Long/Short Equity strategy |
| Prudential Vietnam Fund Management | Investment/Finance (early career) | Not disclosed | Early-career analytical and investment experience |
| Prudential Property Investment Managers (Singapore) | Investment/Finance (early career) | Not disclosed | Early-career real assets investment exposure |
External Roles
| Organization | Position | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Venture Capital | General Partner & CIO | Jan 2018 – present | Venture investing leadership; due diligence and valuation oversight |
Fixed Compensation
MAQC discloses that officers and directors (which includes the CIO) have not received cash compensation for services rendered to the Company.
| Compensation Element | FY 2023 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Base salary | None; no cash compensation paid | None; no cash compensation paid |
| Target bonus % | None disclosed; no cash plan | None disclosed; no cash plan |
| Actual bonus paid | None; no cash compensation paid | None; no cash compensation paid |
| Perquisites | None disclosed | None disclosed |
Performance Compensation
No equity incentive plans (RSUs/PSUs/options), performance metric weightings, or vesting schedules are disclosed for officers; MAQC indicates no cash compensation and does not outline executive performance pay structures.
| Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable (SPAC stage; no executive performance plans disclosed) | — | — | — | — | — |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
Latest beneficial ownership tables show no personal MAQC share ownership disclosed for Ms. Vo; the sponsor (Maquia Investments North America, LLC) holds the majority of shares, but the table lists zero/“—” for Maggie Vo’s individual holdings.
| Item | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A shares owned (beneficial) | — (none disclosed) | — (none disclosed) | — (none disclosed) |
| Class B shares owned (beneficial) | — (none disclosed) | — (none disclosed) | — (none disclosed) |
| Approximate % of outstanding common stock | — (none disclosed) | — (none disclosed) | — (none disclosed) |
| Options/RSUs (exercisable/unexercisable) | None disclosed | None disclosed | None disclosed |
Notes:
- Sponsor and insiders collectively controlled ~92.74% of voting power at the January 2025 record date, driven by sponsor holdings; individual line for Maggie Vo remained “—” in the table .
Employment Terms
- Employment agreements, severance, change-of-control provisions, non-compete/non-solicit, and clawbacks are not disclosed for officers; the Company states officers/directors have not received cash compensation, and no executive pay structures are outlined in proxies reviewed .
- Insiders (officers/directors and sponsor) intend to vote their shares in favor of extension and related proposals, highlighting sponsor control; public shareholders retain redemption rights under SPAC charter .
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance alignment: No cash compensation and no disclosed equity grants for Ms. Vo at MAQC limits direct pay-performance linkage; alignment at the SPAC level is primarily through sponsor interests, not individual executive ownership .
- Insider selling pressure: With no disclosed personal MAQC holdings for Ms. Vo, there is no visible direct selling pressure from her account; sponsor-led ownership concentration is the dominant governance influence .
- Retention and governance: Absence of disclosed employment protections or severance economics reduces clarity on retention risk; sponsor’s majority vote control and insiders’ stated voting intentions shape deal execution paths and shareholder outcomes in extension/redemption events .
- Operating metrics: As a SPAC without revenues/EBITDA, traditional performance attribution to the CIO is not applicable until a de-SPAC; diligence/execution capabilities are evidenced by prior portfolio management and venture roles .