Jonathan P. Horick

White Pine Capital LLC (WPC) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Wallace and Dennis Senneseth. WPC provides fee-based discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts (corporate, pension and profit-sharing accounts, endowments, foundations and Taft-Hartley (union) plans), family offices and high net worth individuals.

Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as MIMLIC Asset Management, Inc. and Advantus Capital Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, Inc., ultimately owned by Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc. Securian AM offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management for registered investment companies, insurance companies, including separate accounts of insurance companies, and other institutional investors.

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

Deephaven Capital Management LLC performs investment management services and sponsors a private investment fund, the Deephaven fund, for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based firm is a subsidiary of Knight Trading Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NITE)

Founded in 2003 by Brady Lipp, Akros Capital LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm manages the Akros Capital Fund LP, a hedge fund, and the Quaker Akros Absolute Strategies Fund, an open-end mutual fund. They provide investment management services to individuals and institutions