Paul L. Beique

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

Verenex Energy, Inc. explores and produces oil and gas. The company was founded by Jim McFarland, Lorenzo Donadeo, Chayan Chakrabarty and Blair Anderson in March 2004 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas is a state community banking organization that represents more than 2,000 banks and branches in 700 communities. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX. The association was formed in 1974 with the aim of collectively creating value for community banking. The company's mission is to help protect the future of the industry for the good of the places they call home. The association provides safe and reliable services to its members and is dedicated exclusively to community bank advocacy. Christopher Williston has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Five States Energy Co. LLC engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties. The firm’s services include operations, land, finance, engineering and accounting. The company was founded in 1985 by James A. Gibbs and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

CN Investment Division (the Division) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1968 and is owned by Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) (NYSE: CNI; TSE: CNR). CNID manages the pension fund of CNR. The Division also manages the assets of the CN Pension Plan for Senior Management and the BC Rail Pension Plan.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Reef Global Energy IV LP invests to drill and own interest in oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company was founded on November 10, 2004 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. (JFL) is a Canadian investment counsel firm headquartered Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Stephen Jarislowsky in 1955 and was acquired in 2018 by The Bank of Nova Scoatia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). JFL manages pension funds, endowment funds, corporate and private portfolios for clients in North America and overseas. They manage investments on behalf of governments, corporations, universities, labor unions, and high net worth individuals.

Montréal Exchange, Inc. engages in the operation and development of market and clearing services for Canadian and international clients and to commercialize internally developed technology solutions. The Group operates in two segments, namely, Exchange and Clearing House. The Exchange segment acts as the only standardized financial derivatives exchange in Canada, providing a complete range of equity, index and interest rate derivatives. The Clearing House segment acts as clearing house and guarantor for derivative instruments traded at the MX and certain other derivative instruments from the over-the-counter market. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

New Jersey Devils LLC operates a professional hockey team. The firm operates an ice hockey team under the name New Jersey Devils. It also offers player jerseys, hats, player apparel, tickets, schedules, statistics, and news. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Reef Global Energy VIII LP seeks investment opportunities in oil and natural gas prospects and participates in the drilling of wells on those prospects located in the US.

Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Ltd. owns and operates a professional hockey franchise. It is a member of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The company was founded on June 22, 1979 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

TIC United Corp. provides transportation services. The company was founded on May 25, 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Reef Exploration, Inc. (Reef Exploration) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by MAUCELI MICHAEL J. The firm is headquartered in Richardson.

KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as pharmaceutical company that developed and commercialized proprietary prescription products for the treatment of chronic cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory diseases. The company is founded by Daniel M. Bell and Michael Jaharis in 1988 and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

Endothelix, Inc. develops cardiovascular devices. It focuses on non-invasive vascular function measurement. The firm's product VENDYS is a non-invasive and inexpensive vascular function test that help physicians assess and monitor patients cardiovascular health and use appropriate therapies for the prevention and treatment of heart disease and stroke. The company was founded by Morteza Naghavi and Asif Ali in 2003 and is headquartered in Bellaire, TX.

Founded in 1999, Paradigm Capital, Inc. is an independent, institutional investment dealer headquartered in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary. They offer sector-based research, a strong distribution platform and select investment banking mandates. The firm focuses their research, distribution and investment banking efforts on several areas in the Canadian equity markets: growth, mining, energy and energy services. Paradigm is a member of the CIPF.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Haynes & Boone LLP provides legal services. It offers corporate, business litigation, insurance and healthcare law, labor and employment, estate planning, real estate, bankruptcy, intellectual property, white collar crime, and antitrust. The company was founded by Richard D. Haynes and Michael M. Boone in 1964 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Trust Financial A Mortgage Co. LLC is a mortgage banking firm. It specializes in real estate loans on farms, ranches, timber operations and agribusinesses. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

The Trident Group provides business consulting services.