John Burton

Glencore International AG engages in the production and marketing of natural resources and industrial commodities. It provides financing, logistics, marketing, and purchasing services to producers and consumers of commodities. It serves automotive, oil, power generation, steel production, and food processing industries. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

PolyMet Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and development of natural resource properties. It develops and operates the NorthMet project in Minnesota, which hosts copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metal mineralization. The company was founded by John P. McGoran on March 4, 1981 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Informa Switzerland Ltd. provides academic and scientific, professional, and commercial business information services. The firm operates through the following segments: Academic Information, Professional and Commercial Information, and Events and Training. The Academic Information segment provides a portfolio of online and print publications, primarily for academic users across the spectrum of science, technology, humanities and social sciences. The Professional and Commercial Information segment provides information, across a range of formats and on a global basis, to a variety of sectors including medical, pharmaceutical, financial, law, commerce, commodities, maritime and telecoms. The Events and Training business consists of trade shows and exhibitions, large and small conferences and training courses. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

CMS Cameron McKenna LLP provides legal services. It serves the banking and finance, real estate, pharmaceutical, biotech, and energy sectors. The company was founded in July 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cotton Investments Ltd. provides media and publishing services. It operates as a publisher and provider of data and information on the shipping industry. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, GB.

Xstrata Ltd. engages in mining operations. The company was founded on December 31, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.