Bill Spears

AV Homes, Inc. engages in the business of homebuilding and community development. It focuses on the development and construction of primary residential communities serving first-time and move-up buyers. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Most Home Corp. provides marketing and technology services to real estate professionals, including real estate agents and mortgage brokers across North America. It provides a wireless MLS platform for Realtors through MLS Service Provider partners and it also provides services to homes by e-mail, listing alerts, consumer search and lead matching with properties. The company's products are Wireless Realty and MostReferred.com and it operates a national contact center staffed by licensed realtors that support the company products by providing lead response and management services to clients such as, Prudential, RE/MAX and Keller-Williams. Most Home was founded on June 4, 1997 and is headquartered in Maple Ridge, Canada.

Part of KeyCorp, Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, Inc. is an investment management firm. The company is based in White Plains, NY. The company was founded by Vince D. Farrell. Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell was acquired by KeyCorp on April 13, 1995.

Part of Ecolab, Inc., Alcide Corp. is a company that develops and markets biocidal products. The company is based in Redmond, WA. The CEO of the company is Joseph A. Sasenick. Alcide was acquired by Ecolab, Inc. on July 30, 2004 for $56.27 million.

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC (Spears Abacus) is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 by William Spears, Frank Weil and Robert Raich. Spears Abacus manages equity, fixed income and balanced portfolios for individuals, families and institutions in separately managed accounts.