Peter D. Fitzsimmons

The Company (formerly known as Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc.) is an agricultural specialty retailer serving the agricultural, hardware and other needs of rural farmers, gardeners, skilled trade persons. The company provides a wide range of products and categorises on seven key products such as agricultural products including tractor parts and accessories, specialty hardware, lawn and garden products, workwear products, rural automotive parts and accessories, pet supplies and general consumer products. The company has 361 stores located in 31 prominent states. Agricutural ( including tractor parts and accessories) accounted for 21%, Specialty hardware, 15%, Lawn & garden and seasonal, 23%, Workwear, 11% and Other (Pet supplies, 9%, General consumer , 7%) accounted for 16% of 2001 fiscal revenues.

Advanced Public Safety, Inc. develops mobile and handheld software products used by public safety agencies. Its products include Virtual Partner 2.0, Ecrash and QuickVoice. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Tower Three Partners LLC (Tower Three Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by William D. Forrest. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.