Byron Jennings Smythe

Roberts, Glore & Co., Inc. (RGCO) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. The firm was co-founded by William J. O. Roberts and James D. MacDonald in 1984. RGCO provides investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, corporate pensions or profit-sharing plans, and non-profit or charitable organizations.

Yaskawa America, Inc. manufactures industrial automation equipment. Its products include industrial AC drives, commercial HVAC drives, spindle drives and motors, servo amplifier systems and motion controls, low-voltage industrial control switches, medium-voltage switches, and breakers & contactors. It also offers import and generational product support, system engineering and integration, upgrades, replacement parts, installation & startup, technical training and support, factory repair, and round-the-clock field services. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Waukegan, IL.