Vice President of Sales and a member of the Management Team for Hayward Pool Products. Responsible for all aspects of sales management: Sales Team Leadership - Product Launches - Dealer/Distributor Development - Pricing - Channel Management - P&L Responsibility - Acquisition Search & Assimilation - Market Share Growth -Distributor/Dealer/Consumer Programs & Rewards – Forecasting - Budgeting

Nippon Electric Glass America (NEGA) is the US headquarters for Nippon Electric Glass, Manufacturer of specialty glass products for display, electronic products, home applicance, plastics products, concreate materials. Techneglas LLC (Ohio) and ,Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC (North Carolina) are our group companies. Techneglas LLC Website: http://techneglas.com Electric Glass Fiber America Website: https://www.neg-us.com/

SERO is home to more than 30 board-certified radiation oncologists in the greater Charlotte Metro area. With 20 cancer treatment centers in North and South Carolina, our prominent cancer doctors are proud to serve patients across the Southeast U.S.

Sherrill Furniture is a furniture company based out of 301 Steele St, High Point, North Carolina, United States.

WEDGE Capital Management is dedicated to offering stable, diversified investment products in the equity and fixed income markets. Throughout our more than 30 year history, we've remained focused on value investing for institutional investors through the consistent application of our fundamentally-based, disciplined approach to the stock and bond markets. Our wide range of value products allows us to address the specific needs of our broad and sophisticated client base. We follow a fundamentally sound, value-oriented investment discipline as we employ rigorous quantitative research along with thorough, independent, qualitative fundamental analysis. Our investment philosophy has been in place since our founding and has endured, regardless of the prevailing economic or market climate. We focus primarily on identifying pricing discrepancies, earnings potential and unrecognized value among companies that typically boast market leading positions, superior financial quality, and durable competitive advantages. From there, we strive to add incremental value by overweighting or underweighting specific sectors of the market based on broader industry and economic factors. To ensure consistency and style integrity over time, we adhere to strong buy and sell disciplines. For additional information, please visit the firm's website at www.wedgecapital.com

Midwest Anesthesia and Pain Specialists (MAPS) is a Chicago based medical practice specializing in the fields of both anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. Founders Darrel Saldanha MD, Thomas Pontinen MD, and Andrei Rakic MD are all double board-certified in the fields of both anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine.

Pamlico Capital seeks equity and buyout investments in growing businesses that serve the communications, healthcare, services and software industries. We are committed to developing successful partnerships with management teams and entrepreneurs and helping companies reach their full potential.  For more than thirty years, the Pamlico Capital team has generated consistently high returns, investing approximately $4 billion. Operating out of Charlotte, NC, our investment professionals possess extensive industry experience, a proven ability to accelerate growth at our portfolio companies, and a dedication to the highest ethical standards. For more information, please visit www.pamlicocapital.com.

Morganton's leading eye care provider preserving and enhancing of eye health and vision.

Bragg Financial has been helping families and institutions reach their financial goals and objectives for over 50 years. Today, Bragg Financial provides fee-based asset management and planning for individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporations. A Registered Investment Advisor, our firm offers a unique combination of experience, expertise, and exceptional service. The firm has grown and evolved over time, but has remained true to its core founding principles of providing clear, objective advice and a high level of personal service. SEC Investment Adviser Search: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/

Viance provides an extensive range of advanced wood treatment technologies and services to the global wood preservation industry. With expertise in wood biocides and wood protection chemicals, Viance LLC is an industry leader in the development of environmentally advanced building material solutions that improve the performance and durability of wood and wood products. Viance’s line of outdoor wood treatment solutions are American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) standardized preservatives for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Wood treatment products include Ecolife (EL2); Preserve CA-C, CA-B; D-Blaze Fire Retardant; TimberSaver borate; SupaTimber CCA; and UltraPole NXT and UltraArm NXT with DCOI. Viance LLC is a Platinum Sponsor and long-time supporter of the AWPA, and every wood preservative produced by Viance is listed in AWPA Standards, the only ANSI-accredited peer-review process to recognize wood preservative products.

As the leading organization representing hospice and palliative care providers, NHPCO works to expand access to a proven person-centered model for healthcare—one that provides patients and their loved ones with comfort, peace, and dignity during life’s most intimate and vulnerable experiences. Founded in 1978, NHPCO is the nation’s largest membership organization for providers and professionals who care for people affected by serious and life-limiting illness. Its broad community of members includes local hospice and palliative care providers, networks serving large regions of the United States, and individual professionals.

Since 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits. Fulfilling a Legacy Located in Charlotte, N.C., the Endowment seeks to fulfill the visionary genius and innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the great industrialists and philanthropists of the 20th century. Mr. Duke established the Endowment in 1924 with $40 million. In 1925, it was expanded with an additional $67 million from his estate. Adjusted for present value, Mr. Duke's total gifts would amount to more than $1.4 billion today. Governed by a board of trustees, Endowment staff conduct grantmaking according to guidelines in Mr. Duke's original Indenture of Trust, a legal document that remains relevant and timely after nearly 90 years. Our Work The Endowment has awarded nearly $3.6 billion in grants since its inception, including over $1.5 billion to Duke University. With assets of $3.35 billion in 2015, the Endowment is one of the nation's largest 501(c)(3) private foundations. Today, almost 82 percent of our total spending goes to grantmaking. Financial information is available on our web site or by contacting us.