Michael Jack Kugler

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.

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc. (DCMA), formerly Daiwa Securities America, Inc., is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1964. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings, Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TK: 8601), a Tokyo-based investment bank and broker/dealer. DCMA provides high quality investment data, analysis and research products to major U.S. institutional investors.

U.S. Precious Metals, Inc. is an exploration stage company. The firm engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. It focuses on gold, silver and copper mineral resource properties located in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The company was founded on January 21, 1998 and is headquartered in Millstone Township, NJ.

Mirror Image Internet, Inc. provided global dynamic delivery network. It offered edge computing, streaming media, content delivery, and self provisioning and analytics. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

BKN International AG distributes and markets animated children's television programs and related consumer products. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC.