Mikel Howard Williams

JPS Industries, Inc. manufactures glass substrates. Its products are used in a range of applications, including printed electronic circuit boards; advanced composite materials; civilian and military aerospace components; filtration and insulation products; specialty commercial construction substrates; medical, automotive, and industrial components; and soft body armor for civilian and military applications. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bristol, NH.

Infinera Optical Holding, Inc. designs and develops telecommunications networking products. The firm serves telecom service providers, independent operating companies, multiple system operator cable companies, enterprises and government agencies. The company was founded by Michael J. Birck in 1975 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Global TeleSystems (Europe) Ltd. provides telecommunications services. It also offers voice telecommunications services through its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Reading, UK.

Viasystems North America, Inc. provides time-critical, technologically-advanced printed circuit board engineering and manufacturing services. The company specializes in engineering and fabricating complex multi-layer printed circuit boards on a quick-turn basis. Its customers include the communications and computing, military and aerospace, industrial electronics, instrumentation, medical and high-durability commercial markets. The company operates in two geographic segments: Asia & North America. DDi was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

LNG Holdings SA provides telecommunications services. It offers data transport services over its fiber-optic network to telecom carriers and to small and medium-sized businesses, primarily in Germany. Through its LambdaNet units the company intends to focus on expanding its menu of services beyond wavelength, bandwidth and colocation to include higher-value offerings such as advanced IP and transport. The company is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.