Ralph Peter Birchmeier

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors. They also participate in a number of wrap fee arrangements sponsored by unaffiliated brokers-dealers or program sponsors.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

First Quadrant LLC is an investment management firm headquartered in Glendale, California. The firm was founded by Robert Arnott in 1988 and is a direct subsidiary of AMG CA Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Affiliated Manager's Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). First Quadrant provides investment management services to institutional clients around the globe, which includes corporate and public pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations and endowments, mutual funds, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, private (unregistered) funds, state or municipal government entities, and foreign governments.