HomeMy WebLinkAboutOff-Street Parking Resumes for AppointmentsARTHUR H. HERTZ
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
WOMETCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
Arthur H. Hertz is Chairman, CEO and a controlling shareholder of Wometco Enterprises,
Inc., aprivate company that owns Marine Exhibition Corporation, the owner/operator of the Miami
Seaquarium® and Wometco de Puerto Rico, Inc., the owner/operator of 45 Baskin -Robbins® ice
cream parlors in Puerto Rico, and Dunkin' Donuts® Puerto Rico franchise. Today it owns and
operates 18 Dunkin Donuts® stores, which are combined with Baskin -Robbins Stores.
Mr. Hertz joined the former Wometco Enterprises, Inc. in 1956 as an Accountant, was
appointed Controller in 1960, elected Vice President in 1964, promoted to Senior Vice President and
elected a Director in 1971. He was elected Executive Vice President and Treasurer in 1981 and
COO in 1983.
When Wometco Enterprises, Inc. was purchased in April, 1984 by a group of private
investors headed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., he was elected Executive Vice President,
COO, and a Director of WEI Enterprises Corporation, one of the successor companies, and
Executive Vice President and a Director of Wometco Broadcasting Company, Inc., the other
successor company.
During his career with Wometco Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Hertz also served as Treasurer and a
member of the Board of Directors of Wometco Cable TV, Inc., a subsidiary, which began operations
in 1973 and went public in 1981. It was purchased as part of the KKR buyout in 1984, and Mr.
Hertz continued to oversee the financial operations of the cable company. Wometco Cable TV, Inc.,
was the 22nd-largest multiple -system cable operator in the nation, with over 300,000 subscribers.
In June, 1985, Mr. Hertz and another WEI officer, Michael S. Brown, led a management
buyout of WEI Enterprises' entertainment and vending operations and named the new company
WOM Enterprises, Inc. (now Wometco Enterprises, Inc.). At that time the company operated two
movie theater chains with 83 screens in South and Central Florida and 27 screens in Puerto Rico;
Wometco vending companies, a $100 million contract food service and vending operation in Florida,
North and South Carolina; the Miami Seaquarium®; and a group of Baskin -Robbins® ice cream
parlors in Puerto Rico.
Mr. Hertz graduated cum laude with a BBA degree from the University of Miami in 1955.
He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Eta Sigma, both scholastic honor fraternities; Omicron
Delta Kappa, national honorary leadership fraternity; and Iron Arrow, the highest honor that can be
bestowed on a University of Miami graduate. He is a certified public accountant in the State of
Florida.
Mr. Hertz is also an active real estate investor. He is Chairman of the Board of Theater
Realty, Inc. (landlord for four commercial properties in South Florida), and Sawgrass Investment
Corp. (a retail shopping center in West Broward County, Florida).
Mr. Hertz serves on numerous community professional organizations and foundations.
Currently they include:
Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation, C.E.O.
University of Miami Board of Trustees
University of Miami Board of Governors, Chairman
American Jewish Committee, Board Member
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Board Member
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
City of Miami Off -Street Parking Authority, Past Chairman
Florida Tourism Commission, Past Vice Chairman
Visit Florida Inc., Past Chairman
Orange Bowl Committee, Member, Past President
University of Miami Alumni Association, Member, Past President
Miami City Club, Member, Past President
National Audubon Society, Florida State Office, Member
In the past Mr. Hertz served on the following organizations:
National Association of Theater Owners of Florida, Executive Committee
Member
Dade County Educational Facility Board, Past Chairman
Florida Motion Picture and Television Industry Council, Member
Dade County Public Health Trust, Past Chairman
Jackson Memorial (Hospital) Foundation, Board of Directors
Mr. Hertz resides in Coral Gables, Florida. He has two adult children.
Rev. 12/2012
Hannon,Todd
From: Kira Grossman «kgmssmon@niamiporking.00n>
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To: Honnon.Todd
Subject: Book upfor Board positions
Attachments: Art Hertz's Bio.cloc
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Todd,
As per your request, please see attached bio for Arthur Hertz and the below information for Marlon Hill. Please let me
know what agenda this gets onto.
Thanks for your assistance, and as always it is an absolute pleasure working with you.
Best,
K
Marlon Hill Contact Information
Phone: (786)777'O184
Facsimile: (786)777'O174
Email: mhiU@de|ancyhiU.com
Practice Area:
General Corporate Entertainment & Arts Trademarks &[opyh8hts International Business Transactions Immigration
Government Affairs
Bar Admissions:
State ofFlorida
Education:
Florida State University College ofLaw, Tallahassee, Florida ]D.with honors, 199S
University of West Indies, Faculty of Law, Barbados, Summer Program, 1993
Florida State University, College of Business, Tallahassee, Florida B.Sc., cum laude, International Business & Finance,
1992
Honors and Awards:
Leave Legacy/Miami Foundation, Ruth Shack Community Leadership Award, 2010
Miami Herald Top ZOUnder 4OBusiness Leaders, ZO1O
|[ABAMost Accomplished Blacks inLaw, ZOO9
Who's Who inBlack South Florida, ZOO9
SUCCESS South Florida Magazine, SOMost Influential Black Professionals, ZOOS
Miami Herald's Black History Profiles, ZOOZ
South Florida Legal Guide's Up&Comer Attorneys, ZOOZ
Daily Business Kevievv's "Leaders ZOOO Faces to Watch" Issue
Miami Foundation's Miami Fellows Initiative, 1999'ZOO1
National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Young Leader Award, ZOOO
United Way EssieSilva Community Builder Award, 1999
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Professional Associations and Memberships:
The Miami Foundation (formerly Dade Community Foundation), Board of Directors, 2010
Orange Bowl Committee, 2009-present
Caribbean Bar Association, president , 2001 - 2003
Florida Bar (Entertainment, Arts & Sports and Business Law Sections)
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association
Miami Parking Authority, Board member, 2003-present
Miami Light Project, Board member
Kappa Alpha Psi Richmond-Perrine Alumni Chapter
Florida Caribbean Students' Association, Advisory Board
Florida Association of Volunteer Action for Caribbean and Americas (FAVACA), Board member
Jamaican Diaspora Advisory Board Member, Southern United States
Past Employment Positions:
1995-1996: U.S. Immigration Court, Law Clerk
1995-1996: Summit of the Americas Center, Research Associate
1996-2001, Associate, Yoss, LLP
Birth Information:
Born, May 26, Kingston, Jamaica
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