Steve Rossiello

Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL provides services to individual and institutional separately managed account clients primarily through investment advisory programs such as wrap-fee and dual contract arrangements, and Exchange Traded Funds. On occasion, the firm provides portfolio recommendations to sponsors of unit investment trusts which are sold by the sponsor through broker-dealers and other firms.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Part of AMETEK, Inc., Hughes-Treitler Manufacturing Corp. is a company that manufactures heat exchangers and thermal management subsystems for the aerospace and defense markets. The company is based in Garden City, NY. Hughes-Treitler Manufacturing was acquired by AMETEK, Inc. on July 19, 2004 for $48 million.

Fairchild Aerospace Corp. manufactures jet and turboprop aircrafts. Its products include airliners (under 100-seaters), business jets and corporate shuttles. The company has offices in Washington and other locations worldwide. Fairchild Aerospace is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

New York City-based TQA Investors, LLC specializes in managing hedged and structured investment portfolios. The firm manages on-shore and offshore fund vehicles and separate accounts.