Sorrell Mark Mathes

Founded Sorrell Mathes in 1997, Mathes & Co., Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm manages discretionary portfolios for U.S. and foreign individuals and institutions, including taxable and non-taxable accounts.

HTH Worldwide is a leader in helping world travelers gain access to quality healthcare services all around the globe. HTH combines ongoing research, a contracted global community of physicians and hospitals, advanced Internet applications, and wide experience in international health insurance to ensure customers' health, safety and peace of mind. Founded in 1997 as Highway To Health, Inc., HTH Worldwide has grown to become a leading provider of international health insurance programs and an innovator in online healthcare information, medical assistance and insurance services around the globe. Presently, HTH annually provides health insurance products or services to over 650,000 individuals who travel, study or live outside of their home country. HTH Worldwide is the parent entity of Worldwide Insurance Services, Inc., d/b/a HTH Worldwide Insurance Services, a licensed broker and third party administrator, and HTH Re, Ltd., a Class 3 Bermuda-based reinsurance facility. Taken together, these resources make HTH an important specialty insurer and a leader in assisting world travelers gain access to quality healthcare worldwide. HTH specializes in insurance product development, marketing and distribution. HTH also invests in the development of unique assets to assist the global traveler, including a directly contracted international network of medical practitioners and facilities in over 180 countries outside the U.S. The Company's provider network, in combination with online tools and databases and telephonic assistance, comprise Global Health and Safety Services.

Merrill Lynch Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a division of the Merrill Lynch Global Markets & Investment Banking Group and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC).

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.