Samuel D. Williams

Van Strum & Towne, Inc. (VST) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1927, VST provides investment counsel and wealth management services to high net-worth individuals, individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, IRAs, 401(k) plans, partnerships, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Wall Street Management Corp. (WSMC) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Darien, Connecticut. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morse Williams Holding Co., Inc. WSMC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various types of clients.

Founded in 1981, Morse, Williams & Co. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Evercore Wealth Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR), a New York City-based investment banking firm. Morse, Williams & Co. provides separate account management for tax-exempt institutions and taxable clients. Through an affiliate, they also manage The Wall Street Fund, a mutual fund focused on small- and mid-cap growth stocks.

Carret Asset Management LLC (Carret) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Carret in 1963 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cascar Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. Carret provides investment management services to wealth managers, financial advisors, select institutional clients, and high-net-worth individuals and families.

Founded in 2006, Cowen Asset Management LLC is an investment advisor firm located in Boston. They are a subsidiary of Cowen Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: COWN).

Ducommun LaBarge Technologies, Inc. provides electronics manufacturing services. It offers cable assemblies and interconnect systems, printed circuit board assemblies, high-level electronic and electromechanical assemblies, system integration, engineering and design support, and program management. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Carson, CA.