Richard D. Perkins

Clarus Corp. is one of leading provider of outdoor equipment and lifestyle products. The company develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of products including carabiners, protection devices, belay and rappel equipment, helmets, ropes, ice-climbing gear, backcountry gear, technical backpacks, high-end day packs, tents, trekking poles, gloves, skis, ski bindings and ski boots. The Principal brands of the company are Black Diamond Equipment® and Gregory Mountain Products®. It has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City and southeast China, a distribution center in Germany and a sales & marketing office located outside Basel, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Knology, Inc. provides interactive communications and entertainment services. It provides video, voice, data and advanced communications services to residential and business customers. The firm offers analog and digital cable television, local and long-distance telephone, high-speed internet access and broadband carrier services. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in West Point, GA.