David Lawrence Gremmels

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, dba York Capital Management (York), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James Dinan in 1991 as JGD Management Corp. York provides investment advice to a variety of private investment partnerships and offshore investment funds. The funds are comprised of various types of investors, including high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments, and foreign sovereign wealth funds.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Green Arrow Capital Management LLC (Green Arrow Capital) is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Millennium International Management LP, ultimately owned by MLM Trust B. Green Arrow Capital manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors.

Ardsley Advisory Partners LP (dba Ardsley Partners) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Philip J. Hempleman in 1987. Ardsley Partners offers investment advisory services to private investment funds and separately managed account clients.

WaveFront US Corp. is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by William Corneliuson in 1993 as B.C. Holdings, Inc. They are a subsidiary of WaveFront Global Asset Management Corp. (formerly Integrated Managed Futures Corp.) in Canada. WaveFront US provides discretionary investment advice to private pooled investment funds. Investors consist of individuals, trusts, corporations and other types of business entities.

Luther King Capital Management Corp. (LKCM) is the investment advisory firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and has additional offices in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas. The firm was founded in 1979 by J. Luther King, Jr. and is a subsidiary of Southwest JLK Corp. LKCM provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, among other organizations.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Millennium Corp. is a strategic management, cybersecurity and systems engineering firm. It offers cyber operations, training, information assurance, engineering solutions, program, and project management services. The firm offers business solutions to government and commercial enterprises. The company was founded by Kevin N. Jennings and Cedric D. Henry in 2004 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Part of WebMD Health Corp., Versyss, Inc. is an information systems vendor for physicians. The company is based in Needham Heights, MA. Versyss was acquired by Physician Computer Network, Inc. on October 31, 1995 for $24 million.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Iridian Asset Management LLC (Iridian) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Harold Levy and David Cohen in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Iridian Employee Holdings LLC. Iridian provides investment management services to individual and institutional clients on a discretionary basis.

GKB Partners LLC (GKB) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weston, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Joseph Batcha in 2012. GKB provides investment management and advisory services on a non-discretionary basis to high-net-worth individuals.

Gift Management Asia Pte Ltd. provides loyalty platform services. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. and has subsidiaries in India. The Singaporean company was founded in 2012 by Laurent Xatart, Pascal Raoul Robert Xatart. Laurent Xatart has been the CEO since 2012.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Fusion Analytics Investment Partners LLC (Fusion Analytics) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida. The firm was founded by Michael Conte in 2007. Fusion Analytics provides advisory services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as corporations and other business entities.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.