Joseph F. Berardino

Boardriders, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded apparel, footwear, accessories and other related products. It operates through the following segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia/Pacific and Corporate Operations. The firm distributes under the following brand names: Quiksilver, Roxy and DC. The company was founded by Alan Green and John Law in 1969 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Alvarez & Marsal LLC provides debtor management and advisory services. It offers turnaround management consulting, crisis and interim management, performance improvement, creditor advisory, financial advisory, and business consulting services. The company was founded by Tony Alvarez II and Bryan Marsal in 1983 and is headquartered in New York. NY.

Tao Group Ltd. develops operating systems and utilities software. The company makes middleware to create software and content for such modern conveniences as mobile phones, games consoles, digital TVs and handheld devices. The company was founded in 1992 by Charig Francis and Chris Hinsley and is headquartered in Reading, UK.

Andersen Worldwide operates through its two units: Arthur Andersen (www.arthuranderen.com) and Andersen Consulting (www.ac.com). Arthur Andersen is primarily concerned with audit, tax, legal services, business advisory and specialty consulting services. Andersen Consulting focuses on global management and technology consulting.

ettain Group LLC engages in the provision of recruitment and managed services. It offers resources, to staffing and managing critical programs, and projects, to running entire recruitment processes for the information technology, healthcare information technology, and digital creative industry. The company was founded by Jeffrey Harris, Jon Olin, and Brian D. Deblitz in 1996 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Profectus BioSciences, Inc. engages in the design and development of preventive and therapeutic vaccines. It develops novel vaccines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and related cancers. The company’s vaccines are based on its proprietary VesiculoVax and GeneVax vaccine delivery platforms. The company was founded by Robert Charles Gallo, William A. Blattner, and Robert R. Redfield in 2003 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Part of iMedia Brands, Inc., ShopNBC is a private company that publishes newspapers or engages in publishing and printing. The company is based in Eden Prairie, MN.

Sciens Capital Management LLC (Sciens Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of SMH Management Ltd founded in 1988 by Ioannis P. Rigas. The firm is headquarter in New York.