Drew Gilchrist

Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (ICM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a subsidiary of William Blair Investment Management LLC, which is owned by WBC Holdings LP. ICM provides value-oriented, fundamentally based advisory services to institutional investors, collective trust funds, individuals, high net worth individuals, and a mutual fund.

On March 10, 1864, the Maryland Legislature granted a charter incorporating the Safe Deposit Company as a secure repository for valuables, responding to concerns for the safety of Maryland's people and property in time of war. In 1876, the Safe Deposit was granted fiduciary powers and changed its name to Safe Deposit and Trust Company. This was the first corporate fiduciary in Maryland and one of the first in the nation. Mercantile Trust and Deposit merged with Safe Deposit and Trust Company in 1953 to form Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company (MSDT), which trades as Mercantile Bank & Trust. In 1969, Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: MRKB) was organized as the first registered bank holding company in Maryland. With Mercantile Bank & Trust as its largest bank, Mercantile Bankshares began operations in September 1970. MSDT manages portfolios for individuals and institutions as well as the Mercantile family of mutual funds.

BDO LLP engages in the provision of audit and assurance, tax, advisory and business and out sourcing services. It offers external audit, consultation, corporate tax, budget, capital markets, and payroll services. The firm serves financial, life sciences, private equity, professional, real estate, and public sectors. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Datamonitor Ltd. is a UK-based investment research firm which was founded by Michael Danson in 1988. The firm is headquartered in London and they are a subsidiary of Informa Group Ltd., which is owned by Informa Plc (LON: INF). Datamonitor provides market research and analysis products and services for the financial services, healthcare, energy, and automotive industrial sectors.