Rob J. Ritchie

Insight Investment Management (Global) Ltd. (Insight) is the UK-based specialist asset management subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Ltd., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1964 as an in-house asset manager for the insurance assets of HBOS, and was acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp. in 2009. The firm provides liability-driven investment solutions, fixed-income and alternative investments for a range of clients which includes pension funds, corporates, local authorities, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, wealth managers, financial institutions and individual investors. Insight is a founding signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

American City Business Journals, Inc. publishes metropolitan business newsweeklies. It also owns publications that cater to motor sports readers, sports fans, sports business readers, and car enthusiasts. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Generate, Inc. provides software solutions. It products include Generate gClick, g2, gDaily, and gPipe. The firm serves sales and business development professionals, marketing professionals, publishers, media, energy, federal government, and the telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Tom Aley and Darr Aley in 2004 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA.

Part of Power Corp. of Canada, Clfis (U.K.) Ltd. is a British company that provides life insurance services. The company is based in Hertfordshire, UK.

Part of Power Corp. of Canada, Canada Life European Real Estate Ltd. is a British company that provides security and commodity contracts dealing activities. The company is based in Potters Bar, UK. Founded in 1999.

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

Principal Global Investors (Europe) Ltd. (PGI-Europe) is the London-based subsidiary of Principal Global Investors LLC, itself a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) based in the US. PGI-Europe offers European institutional investors access to the global investment capabilities of the Principal Financial Group through segregated mandates and a range of mutual funds. The firm offers UK pension schemes access to a range of investment capabilities which include equity, specialist fixed-income, currency and real estate strategies.

Nomura Asset Management U.K. Ltd. (NAM-UK) is the Great Britain-based alternative investment management subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1984 as Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. NAM-UK manages funds for institutional clients worldwide, which includes government agencies, public and private pension funds, multinational corporations, insurance companies and financial institutions.