James J. O'Sullivan

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC is an automotive finance company. The company provides dealer and customer finance to support the sale of Ford Motor Co.'s products. Its primary business is to finance Ford vehicles and supporting Ford's dealers. It offers automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers. The firm operates through the following segments: Consumer and Non-Consumer. The Consumer segment engages in products offering to individuals and businesses that finance the acquisition of vehicles from dealers for personal and commercial use. The Non-Consumer segment engages primarily to products offered to automotive dealers, like loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory, improvements to dealership facilities, working capital, and the purchase of dealership real estate. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Dearborn, MI.

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.

Eastside Associates LLC operates endoscopic ambulatory services. It offers endoscopy, colonoscopy and gastroscopy surgery and treatment services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Clair Shores, MI.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Japan Research Institute Ltd. is a 'knowledge engineering' company, a company that offers information services, through the coordinated application of its three functions, that is, information systems, consulting, and think-tank. As a systems integrator, the company offers services in information technology (IT) strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing for a broad range of industries and activities. The company is also active in research of both domestic and foreign economic issues and formation of policy recommendation, as well as consulting in fields, such as corporate strategies and public administrative reform. In addition, the firm provides analyses and surveys for incubation activities in the creation of new markets and industries. Through these operations The Japan Research Institute offers a vision to its customers towards changes in the economic and social environment as well as developments in the IT area.

TBWA Chiat/Day, Inc. operates as an advertising company. Its services include design, digital, retail activation and theater, sports sponsorship, cause related marketing, custom publishing, mobile utility, event marketing and brand amplification. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GCI Group, Inc. provides public relations consultancy services such as media relations, consumer marketing and corporate reputation offerings to companies in the health care, finance and technology industries. Its clients include Dell, Genentech, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Merck, Microsoft and Starbuck’s. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dykema Gossett PLLC provides legal services. The company serves corporations, middle-market and emerging companies. Its client base includes individuals, publicly held corporations, privately held companies, limited and general partnerships, associations, hospitals and managed care networks, banks and financial institutions and retailers. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is the Government of Malaysia's social security institution which was founded in 1951 to help the Malaysian workforce to save for their retirement in accordance to the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, EPF manages pension funds and provides retirement, death, sickness, disability and unemployment benefits for private sector employees, non-pensionable public sector employees and voluntary contributors.

Permodalan Nasional Bhd. (PNB) is the fund management subsidiary of State-owned Bumiputra Investment Foundation in Malaysia. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the firm was established in 1978 to evaluate, select and acquire a portfolio of shares in limited companies with growth potential. They aim to promote share ownership in the corporate sector among the Bumiputera and develop opportunities for suitable Bumiputera professionals to participate in the creation and management of wealth.

Part of Business Information Technologies, Inc., VISTA Environmental Information, Inc. provides environmental information on contamination. The company is based in San Diego, CA. VISTA Environmental Information was acquired by DataMap, Inc. on March 06, 1995.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. manufactures and sells motor vehicles and operates a manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The firm sells different brands of cars including Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen, as well as VW Credit. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

David & Goliath LLC provides advertising services. It offers planning, branding, relationship marketing, interactive advertising services, and creative communication solutions. The company was founded by David Angelo on November 19, 1999 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Sedgwick LLP is an international litigation and business law firm that provides counseling, risk management, litigation management, trial, appellate and transactional legal services to sophisticated corporate clients. Founded in 1933 as a three-person firm in San Francisco, Sedgwick now has more than 370 attorneys in offices around the world. Sedgwick's collective experience spans the globe and virtually every industry.

State Bar of Michigan is a professional organization that provides a wide range of services to its members, including career center, employment, ethics helpline, and resources. State Bar of Michigan is based in Lansing, MI. The organization also offers legal assistance to the public, including lawyer referral service, legal aid programs, and probate information.

Progressive Employer Management Co., Inc. operates as a professional employer organization. It offers payroll administration, workers’ compensation, employee benefits and human resource solutions to all size businesses at a national level. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.