John H. Hammond

Hardwire LLC manufactures and sells steel reinforcements for use in construction and other applications. The firm produces proprietary products for advanced composite applications including military vehicle armor and protective solutions for critical infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, and utilities. Its products are applied in blast-resistant structures, automotive composites, infrastructure armor solutions, marine laminates, concrete repair retrofits and flooring, storm resistant structures, ballistic-resistant panels, reinforced piping, and other related applications. The company was founded by George C. Tunis in 2000 and is headquartered in Pocomoke, MD.

ChemConnect, Inc. provides market information and e-commerce solutions. It operates an electronic exchange that trades midstream energy, feedstocks, chemicals, and commodities. The firm offers third party commodity exchange, auctions, bulletin-board, back-end fulfillment, and market information services for NGL's, chemicals, feedstocks, polymers, and fuel oil. The company was incorporated on July 19, 2000 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

EIDP, Inc. engages in the provision of science-based products and services. It operates through the Seed and Crop Protection segments. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms around the world. The Crop Protection segment serves the global agricultural input industry with products that protect against weeds, insects and other pests, and disease, and that improve overall crop health both above and below ground via nitrogen management and seed-applied technologies. The company was founded by Eleuthere Irenee du Pont in 1802 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.