J. Ernest Talley

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. engages in the business of owning, operating, and franchising quick-service hamburger restaurants. Its brand portfolios include Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee?s Restaurants LLC. The company was founded by Carl L. Karcher in 1966 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Claire's Stores, Inc. engages in the retail of jewelry and accessories under the Claires and Icing brands. It operates through the North America and Europe segment. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL.

INTRUST Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding company. The firm owns and operates through INTRUST Bank. It offers wealth management services such as securities brokerage, mutual funds and various insurance and investment products. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Part of Upbound Group, Inc., Thorn Americas, Inc. is a company that specializes in rental and leasing equipment. The company is based in Wichita, KS. Thorn Americas was acquired by Renters Choice, Inc. from Thorn Ltd. on August 05, 1998 for $1,150 million.

Smart & Final, Inc. engages in wholesale grocery business. It supplies food, foodservice products, and culinary equipment through non-membership warehouse and wholesale stores. The firm offers dairy, meat, and baking products; grocery and dry food items; beverages; paper and packaging products; frozen food; kitchen equipment and janitorial supplies; and sundries. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Commerce, CA.

Linens 'n Things, Inc. operates as an online retailer of home textiles, house wares and decorative home accessories. It offers garden decor, kitchen, electronics, and pet supplies. The company was founded by Eugene Wallace in 1975 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

Rent-A-Center Franchising International, Inc. operates as a retail store. It uses rent-to-own method in selling their inventories of appliances, furniture and electronic products. The company was founded by Willie Talley in 1979 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Alliance HealthCard, Inc. is an international marketing company providing a broad range of consumer discount membership plans and insurance. Program components range from discounts on medical, dental and pharmacy to groceries, restaurants, travel, automotive and a host of others, and can also include specialty insurance and product service. It provides two standard healthcare savings plan retail offerings, Gold Card Plan and Platinum Card Plan. The company's plans are sold to consumers primarily through retail, rent-to-own, financial and consumer finance clients. The company performs turnkey programs including design and fulfillment of marketing pieces and collateral support material, network support, customer service, regulatory compliance, and billing. The company provides healthcare savings membership plans under both retail and wholesale arrangements as well as included as additional benefits to other membership programs

RBS Global, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and processes motion control and water management products. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

GNC Corp. retails natural and specialty foods. Its nutritional-supplements retail chain devoted solely to items such as vitamins and dietary products. The company also has stores within Rite Aid drugstores and makes Rite Aid private-label products. It was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc. engages in the retail of nutritional supplementary products. It provides vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Qdoba Restaurant Corp. operates and franchises fast-casual Mexican restaurants. Its products include signature flavors, burritos, craft 2, grilled quesadillas, 3-cheese nachos, taco salads, kids meal and chips and dip. The company was founded by Anthony Miller and Robert Hauser in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Thorn Ltd. provides electrical equipment rental services. Its products include electronics, personal computers, appliances, telephones, furniture, and jewelry. The company is headquartered in Warwick, the United Kingdom.

Cardenas Markets, Inc. owns and operates grocery stores. It offers meat and seafood, fruits and vegetables, baked bread and cakes, kitchen recipes, fresh produce, juices and corn tortillas. The company was founded by Luz Cardenas and Jesus Cardenas Sr. in 1981 and is headquartered in Ontario, CA.

Preferred Health Systems, Inc. offers health insurance products. It offers HMO, PPO, POS and medicare supplemental health care plans. The company also offers online access to member information for health care providers. Preferred Health Systems was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Part of Aon Plc, Benefit Marketing Solutions LLC is a company that provides discount healthcare plans. The company is based in Louisville, KY. Danny C. Wright has been the CEO of the company since 2003. Benefit Marketing Solutions was acquired by Alliance HealthCard, Inc., part of Aon Plc from April 01, 2009 on March 01, 2007 for $18.15 million.

Access Plans USA, Inc. provides health insurance services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Do Something, Inc. provides charity services to young people. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of The Aaron's Co., Inc., Rosey Rentals LP is a company that provides residential and office furniture, household appliances, and consumer electronics rental services. The company is based in Windermere, FL. Rosey Rentals was acquired by Aaron's LLC on December 16, 2008.

Aon Benefit Solutions, Inc. provides health insurance services. It offers telemedicine, dental, chiropractic, patient advocacy and mediation services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Vintage Capital Management LLC (Vintage Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Brian Randall Kahn in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Apollo Global Management, Inc /Private Equity/ (Apollo Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

eCommission Financial Services, Inc. provides real estate commission advance services. Its services include pending sale, short sale, lease, and bridge listing advance. The company was founded by Sean M. Whaling and Mark Whaling in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of Cencosud SA, Pomegranate Holdings, Inc. is a holding company. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Acima Credit LLC engages in the provision of consumer lending services. It offers alternatives to retail customers that cannot secure traditional financing through a proprietary point-of-sale technology platform. The company is headquartered in Sandy, UT.

The Fresh Market Holdings, Inc. engages in the retail of fresh foods. It offers perishable goods such as meat, seafood, produce, deli, bakery, floral, sushi, dairy, and prepared foods; and non-perishable goods such as traditional grocery, frozen, bulk, coffee, candy, and beer and wine. The company was founded on March 5,1982 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

Tony's Fresh Market, Inc. is a family-owned and operated grocery chain located in the Chicagoland area. The American company offers a full-service meat counter, extensive produce departments, domestic and imported deli, and fresh bakery. Tony's also has a loyalty program that allows customers to clip coupons digitally and redeem them. The company was founded in 1979 by Domenico Gambino and Tony Ingraffia.

North Texas Food Bank is a nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes donated, purchased and prepared foods through a network of feeding programs. It supports the nutritional needs of children, families and seniors through education, advocacy and strategic partnerships. The company was founded by Jo Curtis, Kathryn Hall, Lorraine and Griffin Kircher, Liz Minyard in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.