Christopher L. Baucom

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (dba GMO) is a privately-held, SEC-registered global investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. GMO was founded was founded in 1977 and provides investment advice to a wide variety of clients.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Fifth Third Bank engages in the provision of banking services. It offers personal, business, and commercial banking services. The company was founded on June 17, 1858 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Birinyi Associates, Inc. is an independent stock research and money management firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. It was founded by Laszlo Birinyi, Jr. in 1989. The firm manages investment accounts for high net-worth individuals.

Fund Evaluation Group LLC (FEG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Fund Evaluation Group 2017, Inc., which is owned by Fund Evaluation Group Employee Stock Ownership Trust. FEG provides independent discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, focusing predominately on institutional clients.

Trilantic Capital Management LP (Trilantic Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Danny James. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mellon Investments Corp. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, the firm is a subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY Mellon Corp.) (NYSE: BK). In 2018, two other indirect subsidiaries of BNY Mellon Corp., the Boston Company Asset Management LLC (TBCAM) and Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, merged into Mellon Capital Management Corp. and the firm was renamed BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. In 2019, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. was renamed Mellon Investments Corp. Mellon Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to both individual and institutional clients.

1919 Investment Counsel LLC (1919ic) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). On November 2014, Stifel acquired 1919ic from Legg Mason, Inc. Prior to and as a result of this acquisition, the firm changed their name from Legg Mason Investment Counsel LLC to 1919 Investment Counsel LLC. 1919ic provides comprehensive investment counsel services to both individual and institutional clients, and financial planning and family office services to individual clients.

Pelion Venture Partners (Pelion Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim C. Dreyfous and Joel D. Kellman. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Utah.

McDonald Group, Inc is a private investment company. The company is based in Birmingham, AL. The CEO of the company is John McDonald.

CIVC Partners LP(CIVC Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. provides business strategy consulting services. It offers strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, and transaction services including business unit strategy, brand management, pricing, alliances and joint ventures, product development, corporate transformation, and operations design. It serves the defense, energy, health, building and construction, aerospace, media, retail, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Andrew Kutter in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bay Hills Capital Management LLC (Bay Hills Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Lance Mansbridge. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Founded in 2009, Northleaf Capital Partners is a private equity firm located in Menlo Park, California. The firm is the U.S.investment arm of Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd., Canada's largest independent global private equity fund manager and advisor

Greenbelt capital management LP (Greenbelt capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2021 in Christopher Manning, Andrew Hopping, M. Christopher Murphy and Glenn Jacobson. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

The Lincoln Electric Co. designs, develops, and manufactures arc welding products, robotic welding systems, and plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment. The firm's products include welders, wire feeders, welding consumables, fume extraction systems, guns and torches, fixed table systems, and electrodes, gas and medical equipment and accessories. It also provides welder and generator for construction contractors, maintenance crews, farmers, and ranchers. The company was founded by John C. Lincoln in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Peppertree Capital Management Inc. (Peppertree Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Tail End Capital Partners (Tail End Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Paul Cohn. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ecore International, Inc. manufactures and markets recycled rubber products. It offers products for commercial flooring, industrial, athletic, construction and medical sectors. The firm exports products throughout the world. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

Timber Bay Partners LLC (Timber Bay Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Phil Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.