Jean-Claude Erné

M&G Investment Management Ltd. (MAGIM) is the asset management subsidiary of MG FA Ltd., ultimately owned by M&G Plc (LON: MNG) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Prudential Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in London. MAGIM provides investment management for a broad range of clients, with a product range that includes segregated mandates for institutions as well as retail mutual funds for individuals.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (Pictet AM) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1980 and is wholly owned by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, which is ultimately owned by Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Switzerland. Pictet AM provides discretionary investment management services on a global scale to a wide range of international institutional clients. Furthermore, the firm also acts as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to US-based investment companies and other regulated and unregulated collective investment schemes in international jurisdictions. Pictet AM adheres to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Credit Suisse Asset Management Ltd. (CSAM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Holding Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1982, the firm is headquartered in London and offers a wide range of investment products and functions across asset classes and investment styles for various clients including governments, institutions, corporations and private individuals.

Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (BJB) is the private banking subsidiary of Julius Bär Gruppe AG (SWX: BAER) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, BJB was founded in 1890 and provides personal wealth management advice to private clients and family offices.

Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Exane SA (Broker) (Exane) is the brokerage division of Exane SA, itself a subsidiary of Verner Investissements SAS in France. Established in 2004 as a joint venture between BNP Paribas and Verner Investissements, the firm is based in Paris and specializes in European equity research and broking activities. Exane has research centers in Paris and London which are supported by a team of economists and strategists.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young AG is a Swiss company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Baader Helvea AG (Baader Helvea) s the research-based Swiss brokerage subsidiary of Baader Bank AG (XE: BWB) in Germany. Formerly known as Helvea SA, established in 1990, the firm is located in Geneva and specializes in equity research, sales, sales trading, execution and administration, and services institutional clients worldwide, including pension funds, insurance funds, unit trusts, balanced funds and hedge funds. Their core market is Switzerland with a focus on small- and mid-cap companies; however, they also have expertise in European equity especially in those sectors in which Swiss companies operate as global players, such as banking, insurance, healthcare, food manufacturing, chemicals and luxury goods. The firm's research process focuses on company analysis and includes a company visitation program. They aim to identify companies likely to generate superior returns for shareholders and to evaluate sector or company-specific trends.

Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

Global Brain Corp. (Global Brain) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Yasuhiko Yurimoto. Global Brain Corp. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Affinage Champagne-Ardennes SA engages in the refining of copper alloys. It engages in the production of brass and moldings. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Isles-sur-Suippe, France.

Favi le Laiton Injecte develops and manufactures aluminum, brass and copper die casting parts. The company was founded on February 19, 1957 and is headquartered in Hallencourt, France.

SYNLAB International GmbH offers medical laboratory services for practicing doctors, clinics and the pharmaceutical industry. It offers medical instruments, transfusion medicines, cytology, pathology, human genetics, and general hygiene services. The company was founded by Bartl Wimmer in 1998 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Pictet Bank & Trust Ltd. (Private Banking) (Pictet Bank & Trust-PB) is the private banking arm of Pictet Bank & Trust Ltd., an offshore bank headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of Banque Pictet & Cie SA, a Swiss private bank which specializes in asset and wealth management. Pictet Bank & Trust-PB provides wealth management and asset servicing for private clients.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Switzerland AG is a Swiss company that provides wealth management, retail and corporate banking services. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Wergen & Partner Vermögensverwaltungs AG provides asset management services to private and institutional clients. The company was founded by Manfred Wergen and is headquartered in Wilen bei Wollerau, Switzerland.

Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG engages in the operation of a bank. Its services include all types of banking, financing, asset management and financial advisory services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

FGP CAPITAL SA (FGP CAPITAL) is a Switzerland-based wealth management firm which was established in 2009 by Philippe Froehlicher and René Grand to provide dedicated to traditional asset management with discretionary and active advisory mandates for private and institutional clients. Headquartered in Geneva, the firm also provides selective family office services to sophisticated high net-worth individuals seeking an independent investment platform, advisory services, best-of-breed third-party solutions, estate planning and standard legal and tax advice.