Zachary D. Scheidt

Piedmont Investment Advisory LLLP (dba PIA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by William "Bill” Brookshire, Jr. in 1989. PIA provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, hedge fund and pooled investment vehicles. The firm is also the advisor to the Piedmont Partners LP Fund.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. provides commercial, industrial, investment and personal banking services. The company operates more than 1,700 bank branches across southeastern states, including Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, DC. The bank's offers include retail, commercial banking & trust services, credit cards, mortgage banking, mutual funds, insurance, equipment leasing, asset management & securities underwriting and dealing. SunTrust Banks is hedquartered in Atlanta, GA.