Derek Watson

DSM Biomedical, Inc. manufactures and designs medical device materials. The firm's products include bioceramics, polyurethanes, device development, hydrophilic coating solutions, polyethylenes, collagen, and extracellular matrix and drug delivery materials. The company was founded by Kenneth R. Kensey and John E. Nash in 1984 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Argenis Capital Advisors LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2006, the firm provides investment advice to high net worth individual and institutional clients.

Winchester Capital Partners LLC provides investment advisory services. It focuses on strategic advisory services and international asset management. The firms strategic services concentrate on international mergers & acquisitions including both buy-side and sell-side mandates. The company was founded by Ceasar N. Anquillare in 1986 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Columbia Care LLC operates as a patient-centered health care company. The firm manufactures medicinal cannabis products and services. The company was founded 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Siemens Financial Services GmbH provides financial services. Its solutions range from sales and investment financing to treasury services and fund management, and also include insurance solutions to companies within the Siemens group as well as to other corporate clients. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

HBOS Plc engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking services, mortgages, insurance, and investment services. The company was founded on May 3, 2001 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

General Casualty Insurance Cos. provided property and casualty insurance services. The firm operated through independent agency system and offered insurance products for homes, autos and businesses. The company was founded in 1925 and was headquartered in Sun Prairie, WI.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Business in the Community provides business development and training support services. It offers support services covering research and resource development, benchmarking and recognition, network building and partnerships, and training support and consulting. The firm also organizes and implements donation programs, sponsorship projects, and corporate social responsibility events. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

eCharge Corp. provides secure online payment services. The American company was founded by Robin Bruce Hutchison and George Fleming. The CEO is Truett Tate.

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It serves customers in areas including personal financial services, credit cards, specialty insurance products, commercial banking, private banking, asset management, global banking and markets. Te company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York NY.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Siemens Financial Services Ltd. provides leasing, installment credit facilities, and receivables financing within the business to business, healthcare, and public sectors. It also involves in consumer credit and insurance intermediary activities. The company was founded on January 1, 1960 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Orthocon, Inc. designs, develops, and markets medical implantable devices. It provides implantable products designed to stop bone bleeding. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Irvington, NY.

Part of The Cooper Cos., Inc., Generate Life Sciences Co. is a private company that provides sperm and egg donation, newborn stem cell processing, genetic screening, medical device, and healthcare technology services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The CEO of the company is Richard Jennings. Generate Life Sciences was acquired by CooperSurgical, Inc. on December 17, 2021 for $1,605 million.

Ardonagh Services Ltd. engages in the provision of insurance services. It offers personal insurance products, including boat, caravan, home and property, life and planning, military, motor, car hire excess insurance, equine, wedding; and business insurance products, such as care and medical, financial, liability, commercial property, transport, cyber protection, and events, as well as trade specific that include farm, construction, marine trade, photography, and tradesman. The company was founded by Andrew Charles Homer and Peter Geoffrey Cullum in 1997 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

In Kind Direct distributes consumer goods. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe, also known as AFME, represents the leading banks and other significant capital market players in Europe. The British company is working with its members to make a positive contribution to the European insolvency reform debate. Adam Farkas has been the CEO of the private company since 2020.

Part of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., QBE Holdings, Inc. is a global insurance leader with a presence in every key insurance market. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company operates out of 27 countries and primarily conducts business through its insurance company subsidiaries. QBE offers insurance coverage rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best and "A+" by Standard & Poor's. The company helps customers solve unique risks, allowing them to stay focused on their future. Julie Wood has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Abyrx, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical therapeutic devices. It offers montage, hemasorb, heamsorb plus, hemasorb apply, and absorbable hemostatic bone putty. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Irvington, NY.