Michael Kessler

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

VSS Fund Management LLC (Veronis Suhler Stevenson) is a subsidiary of Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC, a private equity firm founded in the year 1981 by John J. Veronis and John S Suhler. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SHL Group Ltd. provides human resources consulting services. It provides psychologists for the administration and interpretation of tests. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Thames Ditton, the United Kingdom.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

BrandShop LLC provides branded digital commerce solutions. It offers strategy and design services that include developing a business plan for digital commerce growth; supporting build versus rent and outsource analysis to determine best path to growth; understanding brand objectives and equity; and designing branded engagement and shopping experiences in a mobile-first digital commerce world. The company was founded by Brian F. Martin and Reuben S. Hendell and is headquartered in Shelton, CT.

TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications LLC engages in the provision of recruitment advertising and communications services. It specializes in brand activation attraction, engagement, and talent acquisition software. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of SHL Group Ltd., SHLPrevisor, Inc. provides Internet-based pre-employment testing and assessment services. The private company is based in Roswell, GA.