Richard G. Cline

PepsiAmericas, Inc. makes sells and delivers a broad portfolio of Pepsi-Cola core brands, Cadbury beverages and other national and regional brands in U.S. locations as well as Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Slovakia. PepsiCo, Inc. holds a 57 percent equity interest in PepsiAmericas. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Ryerson, Inc. is a platinum equity company, which engages in the processing and distribution of metal products. The company process and distributes products in stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel and alloy steels and a limited line of nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms which include coils, sheets, rounds, hexagons, square and flat bars, plates, structurals and tubing. It provides a broad range of processing and fabrication services and supply chain solutions, including just-in-time delivery and value-added components to original equipment manufacturers. The company's services include: just-in-time inventory programs, production of kits containing multiple products for ease of assembly by the customer, consignment arrangements, and production and technical assistance. Ryerson was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Concentric Equity Partners (Concentric Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Financial Investments Corp founded in 2003 by Kenneth D. Hooten. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Northern Institutional Funds operates as a open-end investment fund/unit trust. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nicor, Inc. provides natural gas distribution services and international shipping services. The company operates through three segments Gas Distribution, Shipping and Wholesale Marketing. Nicor was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Part of Albertsons Cos., Inc., Jewel Cos., Inc. is a company that operates grocery and pharmacy stores. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

Hussmann Corp. provides display merchandisers, refrigeration systems, installation and services to food retailers. It products include displays cases, insight merchandiser, refrigeration systems, corelink case controller, splash, LED lighting, glass doors and lids, self-contained and display cases. It services to the supermarket, mass merchant, convenience store, drug store, dollar and discount store, food services, and convenienceworks. The company was founded by Harry L. Hussmann in 1906 and is headquartered in Bridgeton, MO.