Douglas G. Markham

Saks, Inc. owns and operates department stores through its subsidiaries. It is an omni-channel luxury retailer, which offers a wide assortment of distinctive fashion apparel, shoes, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics and gifts. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Books-A-Million, Inc. operates as a book retailer. It operates through three segments: Retail Trade; Electronic Commerce Trade; and Real Estate Development and Management. The Retail Trade segment engages in the retail sale of books, magazines and general merchandise, including gifts, cards, games, toys, collectibles, music, DVDs, electronic devices and accessories at its retail stores. The Electronic Commerce Trade segment engages in the retail sale of books and general merchandise over the Internet. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

SPOC Automation, Inc. manufactures oil and gas industry engineering, software and automation equipment. Its products include HPS series drive, IronHorse, subduer, roto-armor, sensorless pump off controls, WiseGuy and well optix. The firm builds frequency drive (VFD) solutions for the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by Robert L. Mason in January 2000 and is headquartered in Trussville, AL.