William L. Rogers

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. provides investment advisory, investment management, investment product underwriting, distribution and administrative services. It operates through distinct distribution business channels: Unaffiliated channel, Wealth Management channel and Institutional channel. The company was founded by Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed in 1937 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

The Halifax Group LLC (Halifax) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Williams L. Rogers and David W. Dupree. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Vinventions USA LLC manufactures synthetic wine closures. The firm offers co-extruded synthetic wine closures and analyzers for winemakers, wine industry professionals, and consumers. Its closures provide consistent, predictable oxygen management and protect against off-flavors due to oxidation, reduction or cork taint. The company was founded by Gert Noël in 1999 and is headquartered in Zebulon, NC.