Robert Kirchner

Allied Syndications, Inc. explores and produces oil & natural gas. The company is engaged in the domestic exploration and production of oil and natural gas with drilling operations in Shelby, Leon, and Kent Counties. Its principal business includes the acquisition of natural gas and oil properties with reserves. Allied Syndications is headquartered in Bowling Green, KY.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. provides investment advisory, investment management, investment product underwriting, distribution and administrative services. It operates through distinct distribution business channels: Unaffiliated channel, Wealth Management channel and Institutional channel. The company was founded by Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed in 1937 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

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.

Monumental Supply Co., Inc. is a woman-owned business that supplies pipes, valves and fittings. Its products include steel pipe & tubing knife gate valves, lubricated plug valves, mud and slush valves. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.