Michael Horgan

The Yankee Candle Co., Inc. manufactures and retails scented candles. Its products include candles, wax melts, candle accessories, flameless fragrance, car and small spaces, gifts and gift cards, personalized candles and fragrances. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in South Deerfield, MA.

PSAV Holdings LLC provides services in the technology industry. It offers services and technology to create experiences for planners, producers, and customers across the corporate, association and special event markets. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.

Implus EU distributes sporting goods and supplies. The company is headquartered in Limay, France.

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Olympus Advisors LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1988 by Robert S. Morris. The firm is headquartered in Stamford.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Professional Service Industries, Inc. provides environmental, engineering, and testing services. Its services include geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and engineering, facilities engineering and consulting, environmental consulting, asbestos management, and industrial hygiene. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Homax Holdings, Inc. provides home improvement products and solutions. The company is headquartered in Bellingham, WA.

Denergy, Inc. engages in designing and marketing of footwear, sports and fitness products. The company was founded on May 10, 1988 and is headquartered in Key West, FL.

The Gonzo Corp. specializes in household and consumer products. It specializes in cleaning and deodorizing products. It operates through the Gonzo brand. Its products include absorbing gels, liquid odor eliminators, stain remover, pet hair lifter, and odor eliminating beads. The company was founded on October 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Bellingham, WA.

Part of Pregis TopCo LLC (Delaware), Pregis Europe Ltd. is a British company that specializes in protective packaging. The company is based in Stevenage, UK and was founded in 2016. The company provides a wide range of products such as foam, bubble wrap, profiles, technical foam solutions, and mailers. The company's commitment to sustainability is longstanding and they offer a full spectrum of products for various industries. Pregis Europe creates, sustains, and protects.

Footprint International Holdco, Inc. is engaged in designing and manufacturing a variety of plastic free solutions. Its offers ready to eat, meat trays, shelf stable, frozen, caf? market, and fragility products. The company was founded by Kevin Easler, Troy Swope, and Yoke Chung and is headquartered in Gilbert, AZ.

Liqui-Box Corp. engages in the development and manufacture of flexible liquid packaging systems. The firm offers fillers, bag-in-box, pouch, fitments, films, and bag machines. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Foodware Group is an American company that supplies food for the food service industry. The CEO of the company is James D. White.

Waddington Group, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of food packaging products. It operates through the following divisions: United States, Canada, Europe, and Global Green Solutions. The United States division offers a range of upscale disposable solutions for the foodservice industry such as catering, bakery, processor, deli, and chain restaurants through WNA. The Canada division operates manufacturing facilities in Montreal and Toronto through Polar Plastic and Par-Pak. The Europe division is a bespoke thermoformer of packaging and transit trays for a range of markets including bakery, dairy, protein, food service, produce, and non-food. The Global Green Solutions division provides green packaging solutions under Eco-Products brand. The company was founded on September 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Covington, KY.

Pregis Corp. manufactures and supplies protective packaging products. It offers paper systems, inflatable air systems, temporary protective films, foam for fabrication, and foam sheets and pouches. The firm offer services such as consultation and assessment, training and behavior, reinforcement, and design and testing lab. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Implus Footcare LLC manufactures and distributes footwear. Its brands include SOF SOLE, Perfect, SOF COMFORT, airplus, ICEtrekkers, balega and FitDeck. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

GS1 is a global organization that developed the machine-readable barcode, which is now the universal standard in trade and is scanned on products six billion times a day. The non-profit company is based in Lawrenceville, NJ. The company's standards are the language for efficient and secure business processes that span company boundaries and continents. GS1 works with its customers and partners to develop market-driven and future-oriented solutions that directly contribute to their business success. Today, two million companies across more than 20 industries around the world use GS1's language to uniquely identify products, locations, and assets to capture relevant data and share it with business partners within value-added networks.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association operates a membership organization for retailers. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Enactus Global provides free educational services. It organizes and motivates teams of university students. Its program includes market economics, entrepreneurship, personal and financial success skills and business ethics. The organization was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Springfield, MO.

The Food Products Association represents the food products industry. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. is a private group led by the management of the Carex Healthcare Product Division.

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization, which engages in improving the quality of place and advancing economic growth. It focuses on growing the region's innovation economy by promoting and strengthening connections. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

AmSpec LLC provides testing, inspection, and certification services to the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. It serves the oil and petrochemicals, additives and tank calibration sectors. The firm's technical expertise includes biofuel services, blending, LNG/LPG and liquefied gas, jet fuel testing, gasoline testing services, petrochemical and chemical inspection, diesel fuel testing, crude oil services and bunker fuel services. The company is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.