Vivian Wohl

Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (FGIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and registered commodity pool operator headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is also known as Federated Clover Investment Advisors. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of FII Holdings, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI). FGIM is a multi-strategy investor that manages portfolios of equity and fixed-income investments for institutional and private clients.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Crown Advisors, Inc. provides executive search consulting services to the construction, hospitality, real estate and finance industries. It also checks references and provides candidate development and support services. Crown Advisors was founded by John Cigna and Tom Callahan in 1996 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.