Lou Hughes

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. The company brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, power train and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Genuine GM Parts and accessories are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Good wrench and ACDelco brands through GM Service and Parts Operations, which supplies GM dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are marketed through GM Power train.

British Telecom Plc provides telecommunication services. It offers broadband, phone lines, mobile phones, and IT services. The company offers telecom products and services for commercial purpose. British telecom is headquartered in London, UK

ABB AG manufactures and markets power transmission equipment, power generation equipment and industrial & building systems. The company operates through two major divisions: power technologies and automation technologies. Power technologies serves electric, gas and water utilities as well as industrial and commercial customers with a range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and automation. Automation technologies delivers solutions for control, motion, protection and plant integration across the range of process and utility industries. The company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Adam Opel GmbH engages in the management of its own assets and participations in other companies. It also manages the company's pension obligations. The company was founded on August 01, 1862 and is headquartered in Ruesselsheim am Main, Germany.

Part of General Motors Co., General Motors Europe Ltd. is a private company that manufactures and sells cars. The company is based in Detroit, MI.

Profit Velocity Solutions LLC provides enterprise profit optimization software solutions. The firm develops a software platform called PV Accelerator, to support a process of continuous profit improvement. It enables manufacturers to leverage their existing data to gain precise control over the profit per hour generated by their facilities. The company was founded by Michael L. Rothschild and Mark Shwert in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Alcatel-Lucent SAS engages in the provision of communications solutions to telecommunications companies, Internet service and data providers. It develops and integrates technologies, applications and services to offer global communications services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

Part of ABB Ltd., ABB Group is a Swedish company that manufactures electrical and electronic products.

Saab Automobile AB engaged in the manufacturing of automobiles. The company was founded in 1945 and was headquartered in Trollhättan, Sweden.