John J. Gioffre

Ridgeview, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a complete range of sports, rugged outdoor and heavyweight casual socks as well as a wide variety of women's hosiery products, including tights, trouser socks, pantyhose and knee-highs. The company is one of the leading vendors of sports socks to sporting goods and active apparel stores. The company also sells its products to department stores, discount stores and a variety of other retailers. It also produces sports socks for sale by others under such widely-recognized brand names as adidas, ASICS, Bass, Brooks, Fila, Head Sportswear, IZOD, New Balance & Reebok. The company produces and sells socks and women's hosiery directly to retailers under the brand names Coleman, Ellen Tracy, Evan-Picone, Rockport and Woolrich. The company estimates that approximately two-thirds of its net sales in the current fiscal year will be derived from sales of socks with the balance derived from sales of women's hosiery products.

Akre Capital Management LLC (Akre) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia. The firm was founded by Charles T. Akre, Jr. in 1989. Akre provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts, registered investment companies, private funds, family offices, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Whitebox Advisors LLC (Whitebox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, Whitebox manages and advises private investment funds. They also offers advisory services to separately managed accounts.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

General Publications LLC publishes magazines. The private company is based in Las Cruces, NM.

Signature Flight Support Corp. engages in the provision of fixed base operation and distribution network business and private aviation. Its services include custom sales solutions; aircraft maintenance under TECHNICAir brand; aircraft charter and management; and office, shop, and hangar space for aircraft or aviation-related business. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP provides legal services. It offers advisory, counseling, corporate, economic development, and other related legal services to individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Patrick Henry Nelson II in 1897 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

First Bank Insurance Services, Inc. provides insurance plans and services. The firm offers home and auto, life and health, commercial insurance and employee benefits. The company was founded on June 8, 1989 and is headquartered in Southern Pines, NC.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Part of First Bancorp (North Carolina), First Bank is a state chartered commercial bank based in Southern Pines, NC. The company provides banking services to individuals and businesses in the Southern Pines area. Michael Goodwin Mayer has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. provides financial services. It offers curriculum for professional education, student recruitment efforts, financial literacy, and the annual CPA day of service.

Empire Airlines, Inc. provides international air carrier, worldwide charter, and maintenance repair services. It offers flight following, maintenance, operations, records, aircraft acquisitions, management, maintenance training, certification, infrastructures, airline startups, and technical manuals. The company was founded by Nick Chenoweth and Victor Walters on April 12, 1977 and is headquartered in Hayden, ID.

The North Carolina Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization of legal professionals, including lawyers, judges, paralegals, and law students. The non-profit company is based in Cary, NC. The organization is dedicated to serving the public and the legal profession. The North Carolina Bar Foundation, a charitable organization, leads pro bono and civic education programs and development initiatives for members and the public. The mission of the organization is to unite the talent and generosity of the legal profession to be a power of greater good for the people of North Carolina.

Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. provides air cargo transportation services. Its aviation services include 145 repair stations services, mods and major repairs. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Denver, NC.

CSA Air, Inc. was provided air cargo transportation services. The company was headquartered in Kingsford, MI.

Global Ground Support LLC manufactures aviation equipment. It sells, services, and supports customized mobile aircraft deicing equipment, fixed boom deicing, catering and cabin service trucks, biological and chemical decontamination systems. The firm’s products include deicers, catering and cabin services, glycol recovery vehicle and ambulatory passenger transporter. The company was founded in August 1997 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the art, sport, and science of aviation in the United States. The private company is based in Washington. NAA encourages the sport of aviation through its relationship with air sport organizations representing aerobatics, aeromodelling, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding and paragliding, indoor skydiving, powered paragliding and paramotor, and parachuting. NAA is also the caretaker of many of the nation's and the world's most prestigious aviation awards, including the Robert J. Collier Trophy, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, and the Mackay Trophy. Founded in 1905, NAA is the oldest national aviation club in the country and is the official record-keeper of aviation and space records in the US.

Part of Helvetia Holding AG, Ecuador SA is an international savings bank. Juan Carlos Serrano V. has been the CEO of the Spanish company since 1990. Ecuador was acquired by Caja de Seguros Reunidos Compañia de Seguros y Reaseguros SA, part of Helvetia Holding AG from June 26, 2020.

Kingsbury Run Capital LLC (Kingsbury) is an alternative asset manager headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The firm was founded by Andrew Osborne in 2009. Kingsbury provides investment management services to professionals, corporations, institutions and high net worth individuals.

The North Carolina Technology Association operates as a statewide membership association for the technology sector. It offers technology, executives, marketing, events, public affairs, workforce development and economic development programs. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Silver Airways Corp. operates scheduled flights for passengers on daily basis. It provides daily scheduled flights between gateways in Florida, the Bahamas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia. The company was founded on May 21, 2011 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Oxbow Industries LLC (Oxbow Industries) is an private equity firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.