Paul James Hechmer

Founded in 2006, Tradewinds Global Investors LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm was created through a reorganization of their affiliate, NWQ Investment Management Co. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. Tradewinds provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of clients, including corporate and multi-employer plans, charitable organizations, educational institutions, individuals, high net-worth individuals, trust accounts, estates, corporations and/or other business entities, banks and thrift institutions, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. They provide investment sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies, CITs and other non-US pooled investment vehicles, including UCITS funds. Tradewinds also provides investment advisory services to a number of private investment funds which are generally organized as Delaware statutory trusts.

Needelman Asset Management, Inc. (Needelman) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Ladera Ranch, California, founded by Chet Needelman in 2002. Needelman is a subsidiary of Spectrum Asset Management, Inc., an SEC-registered investment adviser, whose principal owner is Ryan L. Kelly. The firm provides investment management services to high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations and corporations.

Founded in 1938, Founders Asset Management LLC is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm is a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp. (NYSE: MEL) which acquired the firm in 1998. They manage the Dreyfus Founders funds

Founded in 2009, del Rey Global Investors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Los Angeles, California. The firm provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of retail and high net worth individual and institutional clients, including pension funds, trust accounts, corporations or other business entities, banks, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. del Ray provides sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end investment companies, collective investment trusts, and investment companies established pursuant to the European Communities (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, i.e. UCITS). The firm also provides investment advice for a number of private investment funds.

NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC (NWQ) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen NWQ Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Nuveen Investments, Inc. NWQ provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of retail and high net-worth individual and institutional clients, such as corporate and multi-employer plans, charitable organizations, educational institutions, trust accounts, estates, corporations or other business entities, banks and thrift institutions, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. Additionally, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies, CITs, and UCITS Funds.