James Mitarotonda

Barington Companies Investors LLC (BCI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is majority-owned by Barington Capital Group LP, which is owned by LNA Capital Corp. BCI is the general partner of, and provides discretionary investment advisory services to, Barington Companies Equity Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Founded in 1998, Commonwealth Associates is broker-dealer located in New York City. They provide a full array of trading and execution services. They do not provide any internal research. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ameron International Corp. is a manufactures engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation and infrastructure markets. It produces water transmission lines: fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, chemicals and corrosive fluids and specialized materials and products used in infrastructure projects, such as poles, construction materials and wind towers. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Gerber Scientific LLC produces automated manufacturing systems for the sign making, specialty graphics and packaging, apparel and flexible materials and ophthalmic lens processing industries. It also serves fashion and apparel, transportation, aerospace and furniture industries. The company was founded by H. Joseph Gerber in 1968 and is headquartered in Tolland, CT.

Barington Capital Group LP provides investment advisory services. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The firm manages limited partnerships for its clients. The company was founded in 1991 by James Anthony Mitarotonda and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LQ Corp., Inc. markets physical security and critical strategic security solutions. It engages in the development, design, and distribution of open architecture access control software, programmable controllers, readers, and identity cards in the United States. The firm's products include pinnacle control and event management software solution and Threshold enterprise solutions. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which has a purpose of affecting merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on July 24, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative products. It provides engineered surfaces for various commercial, industrial, and residential end uses. The company operates through the Specialty Solutions and Performance Materials segments. The Specialty Solutions segment develops, designs, produces, and markets a broad line of specialty products for use in coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, laminates, films, nonwovens, and oil & gas products. The Performance Materials segment serves mature markets including plastics, paper, carpet and coated fabrics with a broad range of polymers based primarily on styrene butadiene (SB), styrene butadiene acrylonitrile (SBA), styrene butadiene vinyl pyridine, high styrene pigments, polyvinyl acetate, acrylic, styrene acrylic, calcium stearate, glyoxal, and bio-based chemistries. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Beachwood, OH.

The Jones Group, Inc. designs, markets and wholesales brands with product expertise in apparel, footwear, jeanswear, jewelry and handbags. The company markets directly to consumers through its branded specialty retail and outlet stores and through its ecommerce sites. It operates through six segments: Domestic Wholesale Sportswear, Domestic Wholesale Jeanswear, Domestic Wholesale Footwear & Accessories, Domestic Retail, International Wholesale and International Retail. The Domestic Wholesale Sportswear segment's brands cover a broad array of categories for the women's markets which includes career and casual sportswear, jeanswear, dresses, suits, and a combination of all components termed lifestyle collection. The Domestic Wholesale Jeanswear segment's brands cover a broad array of categories for the women's, juniors and girls markets which includes jeanswear, casual sportswear and dresses, with a focus on fit, fabric and finish. The Domestic Wholesale Footwear & Accessories segment operations include the sale of both branded and private label footwear, handbags, small leather goods and costume, semi-precious, sterling silver, and marcasite jewelry. The Domestic Retail segment markets apparel, footwear and accessories directly to consumers through its specialty retail stores operating in malls and urban retail centers, its various value-based stores located in major retail locations, and on several e-commerce web sites that it operates. The International Wholesale segment's operations include the sale of brand-name footwear, handbags, small leather goods, jewelry and apparel to distributors and retailers outside the United States. The International Retail segment markets apparel, footwear and accessories directly to consumers through its specialty retail stores operating in malls and urban retail centers, through its various value-based stores located in major retail locations, through concessions located in department stores and a number of airports and through e-commerce websites accessible to international consumers. The company was founded by Sidney Kimmel in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

George Foreman Enterprises, Inc. markets and sells various products primarily related to wellness, vitamins and nutritional supplements The company was founded on March 5, 2008 and is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Avon Products, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of cosmetics and beauty related products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Europe, Middle East and Africa; South Latin America, North Latin America, and Asia Pacific. It offers beauty products such as skincare, fragrance, and color cosmetics; fashion and home items, which consists of fashion jewelry, watches, apparel, footwear, accessories, gift and decorative products, housewares, entertainment and leisure products, children's products, and nutritional products. The company was founded by David H. McConnell in 1886 and is headquartered in Northampton, the United Kingdom.

Part of LyondellBasell Industries NV, A. Schulman, Inc. Ltd. is a British company that manufactures and wholesales plastic products. The company is based in Crumlin, UK and was founded in 1952.

Prodos Capital LLC (Prodos) is a private equity firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Barington Companies Management LLC provides business consulting services. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is James Anthony Mitarotonda.