David A. Stevens

SouthernSun Asset Management LLC (SouthernSun) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Michael Cook in 1989 as Michael W. Cook Asset Management, Inc. SouthernSun primarily provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, public pension plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, pooled investment funds, registered mutual funds, trusts, banks, and other US and international institutions.

Advent Software, Inc. offers software and services that automate work flows and data across investment management organizations. It develops, markets, and sells software products, Software-as-a-Service, hosting services, and data interfaces. The company was founded by Stephanie G. DiMarco in 1983 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Birinyi Associates, Inc. is an independent stock research and money management firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. It was founded by Laszlo Birinyi, Jr. in 1989. The firm manages investment accounts for high net-worth individuals.

The Bank of New York Co., Inc. provides banking and other financial services to corporations and individuals worldwide. It also offers securities servicing and global payment services, corporate banking, BNY Asset Management and Private Client Services, Retail Banking and Global Market Services. Client base of the company include financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations. The company, founded in 1784 is headquartered in New York.