John W. Ward

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

AHL Services is a leading provider of outsourced business services. AHL's holdings include Archway Marketing Services and Archway Merchandising Services. Archway Marketing Services and Archway Merchandising Services (Archway) provide integrated marketing execution solutions that enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of many of the world's most respected marketing companies. Archway delivers programs developed by manufacturers, retailers, service providers and advertising agencies and is active both in business to consumer and business to business arenas. Archway's strategic offerings include integrated product, promotional and point of sale fulfillment and distribution; information management and business intelligence; customer contact management and retail merchandising. Its successful delivery of these product offerings has enabled Archway to establish long term client relationships with many of the largest marketing companies in the world, with partnerships extending over several decades. Clients span a range of Global 500 companies including major enterprises in the automotive, consumer goods, entertainment, retail and technology sectors. Archway employs more than 8,000 people throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Ameritrade Holding Corp. develops and provides innovative brokerage products and services tailored to meet the varying investing and portfolio management needs of individual investors and institutional distribution partners. The company is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

GFI Group, Inc. engages in the provision of wholesale market brokerage services. It offers electronic market for forex, credit, interest rate, energy, and commodity instruments. The company was founded by Michael Gooch in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1995, Lucera Connectivity Ltd. is a holding British company that operates subsidiaries which develop analytical software. The company is based in London, UK and is part of BGC Group, Inc.