Dessie Locher

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 its 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.

Ashmore Equities Investment Management (US) LLC (AEIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Ashmore Equities Holding Corp., which is ultimately owned by Ashmore Group Plc (LON: ASHM) in Great Britain. AEIM manages pooled funds, segregated accounts and structured products that provide an opportunity for investors to participate in Emerging Markets.