Edward Smith

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. The company brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, power train and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Genuine GM Parts and accessories are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Good wrench and ACDelco brands through GM Service and Parts Operations, which supplies GM dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are marketed through GM Power train.

Guilford is an integrated designer and manufacturer of value-added fabrics and engineered products, utilizing a broad range of technologies. One of the world's largest warp knit textile companies, Guilford serves a diversified global customer base in automotive products, technical textiles, apparel fabrics and fibers markets. Guilford Fibers provides fine denier, specialty fibers for the warp knit textile industry. The firm's fabrics are developed not only for their aesthetic design properties but also strict technical performance parameters for process ability and lifetime use. Guilford's Information Services (IS) group is positioned to play a vitally important role in the implementation of Guilford's strategic direction by remaining appropriately ahead of the requirements curve with regard to technical robustness, business efficiencies, and cost management.

Pactiv LLC manufactures and distributes food packaging and foodservice products. Its products include containers, tabletop, cups, wrap and trays and pads. The firm serves supplying packers, processors, supermarkets, restaurants, institutions and foodservice outlets across North America. It has offices in Barcelona, Dongguan, Elsfleth, Germany, Illinois, Shaoxing and Stockton-on-Tees. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

United Plastics Group, Inc. designs and manufactures precision plastic products. It serves datacenter, automotive, point of sale, energy and healthcare industries. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

UPC Corp. manufactures and supplies plastic products. It product’s include plastic profiles, plastic roll and sheet, die cut plastic sheet, PVC cellular foam profiles, rigid foam and other consumer and commercial products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mount Airy, NC.

Enviva LP provides woody biomass to industrial-scale customers. It supplies wood pellets and other processed woody biomass fuels to serve power generation and industrial customers seeking to decrease their dependence on fossil fuels. The firm offers wood pellets, which are energy dense, low moisture, uniformly-sized wood fuels and wood chips, which are made out of low grade wood and waste materials that are left over after a primary harvest. The company was founded by Norb Hintz in 2004 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Part of Enviva, Inc., Enviva Partners GP LLC is a private company that produces and supplies wood pellets. The company is based in Bethesda, MD. John K. Keppler has been the CEO of the company since 2013.