Alan T. Dickey

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

LaSalle Investment Management Securities LLC (LaSalle Securities) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL) (NYSE: JLL). LaSalle Securities was founded in 1985 as Alex. Brown Realty Advisors, a subsidiary of the investment bank of Alex. Brown & Sons in Baltimore. LaSalle Partners acquired Alex. Brown Realty Advisors in 1994. In 1999, LaSalle Partners completed a merger with Jones Lang Wootton to form JLL. LaSalle Securities provides portfolio management services with respect to real estate securities to high-net worth and institutional clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Founded in 1987, Johnson Rice & Co. LLC is an institutional research and brokerage firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1991, the firm began offering investment banking services. Johnson Rice & Co. focuses primarily on the energy and specialty retail sectors

The Association of Corporate Counsel is a bar association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel through information, education, networking, and advocacy. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Joining ACC provides access to valuable, supportive resources for every stage of your career. Veta T. Richardson has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

Commerce Bank (Investment Management) (Commerce Bank-IM) is the investment management division of Commerce Bank, a regional bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1865 and is ultimately owned by Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), a multi-bank holding company. Commerce Bank-IM offers advice, products, and an array of investment options to various clients.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

United Way of Greater St. Louis raises and allocates funds for charities. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Great Gable Partners LP is an alternative asset management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was co-founded by Jacques A. Soenens and Simon Baker, and they are owned by Great Gable Investments LLC. Great Gable Partners manages a family of funds for private clients, family offices and institutional investors.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

XRoads Solutions Group LLC provides consulting services. The company's services include corporate restructuring, forensic investigation, performance improvement, turnaround management, valuations, solvency, case management, and bankruptcy administration. It has locations in Irvine, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and New York. The company was founded in 1997 by Dennis I. Simon and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Lumbermens Mutual Group provides insurance services. The firm offers personal, risk management and commercial property & casualty insurance products, mostly through its flagship Lumbermens brand, an Illinois mutual property and casualty insurance company. The company is headquartered in Long Grove, IL.

Thomas Horstemeyer LLP provides legal services. Its services include due dilligence, legal opinions, licensing and portfolio management. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Jones Walker LLP provides legal services. It focuses on areas such as aviation, banking, bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors-debtors rights, construction, energy, intellectual property and e-commerce, healthcare litigation, transactions and regulation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and emerging companies, public finance and products liability. The firm serves banking and financial services, gaming, insurance and manufacturing and telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

LaSalle Partners Ltd. is a real estate holding private company. The company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by William D. Sanders.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Part of American International Group, Inc., AIG Global Investment Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Win Jay Neuger.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

ShopKeep, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud commerce platform. It offers POS software, POS hardware, e-commerce, payment processing, capital, and invoices. The company was founded by David Olk, Jason Richelson, and Amy Bennett in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.