Stephen Merrick | Chief Executive Officer |
Frank Cesario | Chief Financial Officer |
Jeffrey Hyland | President |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the CTI Industries Corporation Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] This conference call may contain forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, including statements regarding, among other things, the Company's business strategy and growth strategy. Expressions which identify forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement is made.