Ryan Cunningham

Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. distributes tires and related products. The firm carries tires for passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, tractor-trailers, buses, commercial applications, farm machinery, and specialty and recreational vehicles. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Mountaineer Gas Co. engages in natural gas distribution via pipeline. Its product can use to emergency generators, gas logs, gas water heaters, natural gas vehicles, combined heat and power systems, and micro turbines. The firm serves residential and business customers. The company was founded on April 22, 1957 and is headquartered in Charleston WV.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It offers contract drilling and well operation services. Its products include crude oil, natural gas, and petrol. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX

Hope Gas, Inc. transmits, storages, and distributes natural gas. Itserves customers throughout counties in West Virginia by using an extensive pipeline system. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Clarksburg, WV.

Minnesota Steel Industries LLC manufactures steel. It incorporated the commercially available technology in mining, concentrating, pellet plant, DRI and electric arc steelmaking on a single site, making it one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Part of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., Signal Research Corp. provides intelligence and space solutions. The company is based in Littleton, CO. Signal Research was acquired by Comtech AeroAstro, Inc., part of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. from July 05, 2007 on August 14, 2006.

The Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia, Inc. was founded in 1959 and engages in the extraction and production of natural gas and oil. The non-profit company is based in Charleston, WV.

Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC provides legal services. It offers corporate and business law, energy and environmental, financial, government relations, industries, labor, employment and safety, litigation, and private client services. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Charleston, WV.

Apex Pipeline Services, Inc. provides pipeline construction services. It serves the oil and gas, transmission, storage production and distribution. The company was founded in January 2006 and is headquartered in Nitro, WV.

DealReporter provides news and analysis of mergers and acquisitions.

Blue Dot Energy Services LLC provides oilfield services. It offers tools, equipment, and services to the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by G. Andrew Lang in 1998 and is headquartered in Bridgeport, WV.

Caiman Energy II LLC engages in the provision of natural gas energy services. The company was founded by Danny L. Thompson, Jack M. Lafield, Stephen L. Arata, and Richard D. Moncrief in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Mergermarket USA, Inc. provides financial data and other information services. The company is headquartered in Dover, DE.

Blue Racer Midstream LLC provides natural gas gathering, compression, treating, processing and transportation services, natural gas liquids fractionation, and transportation services. It gathers, stabilizes, and transports condensate. The company was founded in December 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Fondo de Ahorro de Panama (Investment Management) (FAP-IM) is the investment management division of Fondo de Ahorro de Panama, a sovereign wealth fund headquartered in Panama City, Panama. Founded in 2012, FAP-IM seeks to establish a long-term savings mechanism for the State and create a mechanism for stabilization in the event of a state of emergency and economic slowdown.

Pelican Bay Capital Management LLC (PBCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The firm was founded by Tyler Hardt in 2018. PBCM provides discretionary portfolio management services to institutional investors and high net worth families through separately managed accounts and sub-advisory relationships.

Kharrouba Copper Co., Inc. engages in copper mining and processing operations.

The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that offers membership and encourages member involvement. The non-profit company is based in Charleston, WV. The company recently hosted a virtual speaker series for Black History Month.