Jerry K. Pearlman

Ryerson, Inc. is a platinum equity company, which engages in the processing and distribution of metal products. The company process and distributes products in stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel and alloy steels and a limited line of nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms which include coils, sheets, rounds, hexagons, square and flat bars, plates, structurals and tubing. It provides a broad range of processing and fabrication services and supply chain solutions, including just-in-time delivery and value-added components to original equipment manufacturers. The company's services include: just-in-time inventory programs, production of kits containing multiple products for ease of assembly by the customer, consignment arrangements, and production and technical assistance. Ryerson was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. manufactures paperboard and paper-based packaging. The company major products are containerboard, corrugated containers, market pulp, reclaimed fiber and kraft paper. Smurfit-Stone conducts its business in compliance with the environmental, health, and safety principles of the American Forest & Paper Association. It's operating facilities and customers are located primarily in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Stone Container Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is an integrated producer of containerboard, corrugated containers, multiwall bags and other packaging products. It a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation.

Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer BV is a Dutch company that manufactures drums and light gauge metal. The private company also wholesale papers, disposable plastics, and containers.

Zenith Electronics designs and manufactures consumer electronic goods. Its products include digital HDTVs, flat-screen CRTs, stereo televisions, short wave radios, space phones, and TV remote controls. The company was founded by Karl Hassel and Ralph H.G. Mathews in 1918 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL.