Angela Beaver Simmons

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes manages global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide.

Nova Scotia Power, Inc. engages in the provision of electricity generation, transmission and distribution services. The company offers thermal, renewable and imported electricity. It also delivers electricity to residential, business, energy savings and environmental sectors. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Bristlecone Value Partners LLC (Bristlecone) is an independent wealth manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by David Fleer and Jean-Luc Nouzille in 2004. Bristlecone manages assets for private investors and families.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bernzott Capital Advisors (Bernzott) is an independent, SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Camarillo, California. The firm was founded by Kevin Bernzott in 1994. Bernzott serves as a money manager for institutional and private clients.

Global Environment Fund Management Corp (Global Environment Fund) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Jeffrey Leonard and John Earhart. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

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

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. The firm also acts as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.