Doug Gordon

Shellback Capital LP is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Donald Jabro, Douglas Gordon, and Jonathan Hilsabeck in 2013. The firm serves as the management company with discretionary trading authority for private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Founded by Jeffrey Vinik in 1996, Vinik Asset Management LP is a hedge fund manager located Tampa, Florida. The firm manages a pool of money for the firm's principals and their families.

Founded by James Montgomery in 1986, Montgomery & Co. LLC, formerly Digital Coast Partners LLC, is an investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Santa Monica, California with an additional office in San Francisco. The firm provides a broad range of services including mergers & acquisitions, private placements and strategic advisory services. Montgomery & Co. is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. They focus on growth companies in the software, healthcare and media sectors. Within the software sector, the firm focuses on: (1) enterprise software (2) infrastructure software (3) vertical applications including healthcare information technology and human capital management and (4) business intelligence. Montgomery & Co.'s interests within the healthcare sector include: (1) information technology security (2) wireless (3) IP infrastructure and services (4) semiconductors/enterprise hardware (5) technology-enabled services (6) biotechnology (7) healthcare services (8) consumer healthcare (9) specialty pharmaceuticals (10) medical devices (11) tools and equipment and (12) reagents. Within the media sector, the firm focuses on: (1) advertising and marketing services (2) digital media services (3) entertainment, content and distribution (4) mobile media and (5) online services.

Banc of America Specialist, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp. Their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Banc of America Specialist provides securities services on the New York Stock Exchange and assists with IPOs. The firm follows S&P 500 companies in several sectors including financial services, energy, consumer products, retail and telecommunications. Banc of America Specialist was originally founded in 1982 as Quick & Reilly Specialist, ultimately incorporating Conklin, Cahill & Co. and Colin Hockstin & Co. From 1990 until 1995, the firm acquired three prestigious specialist firms: Murphy, Marseilles Smith & Nammack, Stokes Hoyt & Co and Pforzheimer/Drexel Burnham Specialists. In 1995, Quick & Reilly Specialist was renamed JJC Specialist. In 1998, JJC Specialist was purchased by Fleet Boston Financial, which also acquired Merrill Lynch Specialist, and the firm was renamed Fleet Specialist. In 2000, FleetBoston Financial acquired MJ Meehan and merged the operations into Fleet Specialist. In 2004, Bank of America acquired FleetBoston Financial and Fleet Specialist became known as Banc of America Specialist, Inc.

Hollywood Entertainment Corp. owns and operates video retail superstores. It offers home videocassettes, DVDs, video games, blank video cassettes, video cleaning equipment and other video related products. The company was founded by Mark J. Wattles in 1988 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, OR.