Michael A. Shields

Aaron's LLC retails consumer electronics, computers, residential furniture, household appliances, and accessories. It engages in the lease ownership, lease and retail sale of products such as widescreen and liquid crystal display televisions, computers, living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers, and refrigerators. The company operates through the following business segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron’s Business and Vive. The Progressive Leasing segment provides lease-purchase solutions on a variety of products, including furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattress, and automobile electronics and accessories. The Aaron’s Business segment offers furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories to consumers with a lease-to-own agreement. The Vive segment offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide retail partners. The company was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

Bahl & Gaynor, Inc. (B&G) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by William Bahl and Vere Gaynor in 1990 and conducts business as Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel. B&G provides portfolio management investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

OTKRITIE Holding JSC provides financial and investment services. It also offers business consulting, asset management, insurance, as well as banking and brokerage services. The company was founded by Vadim Stanislavovich Belyaev in 1995 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Metalloinvest ZAO produces iron ore. The company is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

The Russian Union of Industrialists & Entrepreneurs operates as a non-political organization to protect the interests of industry. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation and has subsidiaries in the Russian Federation.

Rusnano Management Co. LLC (Rusnano Management) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of the State-owned Rusnano OJSC. The firm was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Ascension Healthcare Plc manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on September 25, 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (Investment Portfolio) (CFC-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CINF), an insurance company headquartered in Fairfield, Ohio. Founded in 1968, the firm is the parent company for a group of insurance companies, known as the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. CFC-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

NovaMedica LLC operates as a pharmaceutical company. Its portfolio includes gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and neurology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russian Federation.