Eliot E. Kerlin

Flanders Corp. designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes air filters and related products. The firm offers residential and industrial products which include air cleaners, fiber glass, air cleaner refills, extended surface filters, and custom air handlers. The company was founded on January 5, 1996 and is headquartered in Washington, NC.

Jupiter Partners LLC (Jupiter Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by John A. Sprague and Terry J. Blumer. Jupiter Partners LLC is headquartered in New York.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Silicon Turnkey Solutions, Inc. provides semiconductor contracting services. Its services include design services, commercial, electrical testing, assembly services, reliability testing, and tester rental. The company was founded by Saeed Malik and Zef Malik in 2000 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Insight Equity Holdings LLC (Insight Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Victor L Vescovo and Ted W. Beneski. The firm is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.

Berkshire Industries, Inc. provides precision machining services. It also manufactures and markets complex aerospace components, and provides design engineering, manufacturing process development, milling, turning and electromechanical assembly, and testing services. The company was founded by Otto Essig in 1956 and is headquartered in Westfield, MA.

Micross, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of microelectronic components for defense, space, and medical industries. It offers bare die and wafer processing, interconnect technology, packaging and assembly, component modification, electrical test, and environmental test. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Superior Silica Sands LLC sells and distributes sand. The firm produces white silica sand used for golf course bunkers, greens construction, top dressing, and sports field construction. It supplies proppant sand to oil and gas service companies. The company was founded in 2001 by Keith Blair and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Prison Entrepreneurship Program is a non-profit organization that provides character and leadership development. It offers education and mentoring. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.