Derek S. Derman

Poplar Forest Capital LLC (Poplar Forest) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 2007 by J. Dale Harvey II. Poplar Forest provides active investment management to select individual and institutional investors.

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Founded in 1951, 300 North Capital LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Pasadena, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Carriage House Capital LLC. 300 North Capital provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, municipalities, private funds, and other U.S. institutions. 300 North Capital evolved from a predecessor firm, Provident Investment Counsel, founded in 1951. Effective January 1, 2013, 300 North Capital's management team acquired its existing business from Old Mutual in a transaction providing the 300 North Capital management team with ownership of all 300 North Capital's shares and providing Old Mutual with economic interest in 300 North Capital that will will terminate over time.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.