Heiko H. Thieme

Credit Depot Corp. is a mortgage finance company engages in originating, purchasing, and selling first and second mortgage loans secured by single family residences made to credit-impaired individuals who are generally unable to obtain financing from conventional lending sources. The company's customers borrow funds generally for debt consolidation. It was founded in August 1990.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

NSGV, Inc. publishes business magazines. The firm's publications include ForbesLife, Forbes magazine, ForbesLife Executive Woman, American Heritage, and American Legacy. It operates Forbes.com and ForbesTraveler.com websites which produces business related conferences and publishes custom magazines for a variety of clients. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY.