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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> Sent Friday, January 25.2O133:32PK1 To: Honnon.Todd Subject: Book upfor Board positions Attachments: Art Hertz's Bio.cloc Categories: Red Category 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 1 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 Kira Grossman, Esq. Miami Parking Authority 40 N.W. 3rd Street Suite 1103 Miami, FL 33128 Phone 305-373-6789 Direct 305-579-4911 Mobile 305-772-1086 Fax 305-371-9451 www.miamiparkinq.com Find convenient, safe and affordable parking before you head to your City of Miami destination. 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