Jerome Ballan

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) (BBH-IM) is the investment management division of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 and do-business-as Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department. BBH-IM advises or sub-advises Mutual Funds, an ETF, and UCITS Funds.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

NYSE Group, Inc. operates multiple securities stock exchange. It through its subsidiaries operates multiple securities market centers, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange and the Pacific Exchange). It provides securities listings, market information products and services. It offers a range of investment vehicles and order execution services. It operate as electronic platform used to trade securities and security-related financial instruments. It is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC (WSCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Shields Holdings LLC. WSCM provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients.

Wellington Shields & Co. LLC (Investment Management) (WSC-IM) is the wealth management division of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC, a brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Shields Holdings LLC. WSC-IM provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients.

Part of Shank Williams Cisneros LLC, Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC is a leading national women- and minority-owned investment banking firm. The company is based in New York, NY. The company offers investment banking, sales and trading, research, and advisory services. The company was founded in 2019 by Suzanne F. Shank. Suzanne F. Shank has been the CEO since 2019.

Capital Management Associates, Inc. (CMA) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1982, CMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients. The firm is also the sponsor of a wrap-fee program.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

Chardan Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kerry Propper and Steve Urbach in 2003. The firm offers a range of services which include capital raising, merger and acquisition advisory, strategic advisory, equity research, corporate access and institutional trading to institutional clients.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, RBS Equity Corp. is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY.