Susan Cates

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Wachovia Corp. provided commercial and retail banking services. It offered personal finance and wealth management services. The company was founded on June 16, 1879 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and Boston, ThinkEquity Partners is a broker/dealer. The firm offers targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals, with a particular concentration on healthcare, technology, media/education and business/consumer services. The firm starts with a top-down analysis approach and then allocates resources based on a long-range research roadmap.

Leeds Equity Partners LLC (Leeds Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Jeffrey T. Leeds and Bernstein Robert. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Primo Water Corp. is provider of multi-gallon purified bottled water, self-service refill water and water dispensers sold. It operates through the following segments: Refill, Exchange and Dispensers. The Refill segment sales consists of the sale of filtered drinking water dispensed directly to consumers through technologically advanced, self-service machines located at major retailers throughout the United States and Canada. The Exchange segment sales consist of the sale of multi-gallon purified bottled water offered through retailers in the United States and Canada. The Dispensers segment sells water dispensers that are designed to dispense primo and other dispenser-compatible bottled water. The company was founded by Billy D. Prim on October 20, 2004 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Best Associates LLC provides capital to growth-oriented businesses. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Randolph Best.

Eruditus Education Pvt Ltd. engages in delivering executive education programs to corporations and participants across the globe. Its programs focuses on the development of leaders in various business scenarios. The company was founded by Chaitanya Kalipatnapu and Ashwin Damera in 2010 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.