David H. Welch

Stone Energy Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and operation of oil and gas properties. It operates in the Gulf of Mexico Basin. The company was founded by James Hiram Stone in 1993 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

IBERIABANK Corp. operates as a financial holding company for Iberiabank, which engages in the provision of commercial, consumer, mortgage, and private banking products and services. The firm provides cash management and investment brokerage solutions. It operates through the following segments: IBERIABANK, Mortgage and LTC. The IBERIABANK segment provides commercial and retail banking functions including its lending, investment, and deposit services. The Mortgage segment offers funding and subsequent sale of one-to-four family residential mortgage loans. The LTC segment provides title insurance and loan closing services. The company was founded on November 21, 1994 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

Welch Capital Partners LLC (WCP) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The firm was founded by Leighton Welch in 1996. WCP provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts as well as a long-short private limited partnership.

BP America, Inc. transports crude oil and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The organization pursues non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

IBERIABANK provides commercial, retail, investment and personal banking services. Its personal and business banking banking services include checking accounts, classic checking accounts; savings accounts, online banking, credit cards, mortgages and loan services. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.