Timothy Benjamin, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO. MBA , Six-Sigma Black Belt; Treasurer/Director; January 2023-Present
Tim Benjamin brings more than 25 years of executive level financial and operational management to the Board. Tim is currently serving as the Internal Auditor at the City of Hialeah which is the 6th largest city in the State of Florida.
Previously, Tim has served as the Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder of MMX Manufacturing LLC, medical grade face mask manufacturer; Tim has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sierra Resource Group, an international mining company; Finance Manager for Assurant, Inc., a Fortune 300 international insurance company; President of CBMJ Enterprises, Inc., a provider of SEC public reporting consulting; Chief Financial Officer of GSociety, Inc., a publicly traded niche multimedia company; Chief Financial Officer of Pelican Properties International Corp, a publicly traded real estate company; Senior Account Executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Miami. He holds dual Bachelor degrees in Finance and Economics as well as a Master of Business Administration from the Florida International University.
Barton Budman, CPA, MBA; Treasurer of the Board of Directors and CFO, November 2022-Present
Bart Budman brings more than 38 years of executive level accounting/financial and operational management to the Board. Bart is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors for Fiesta Canning, a US food manufacturing company.
Previously: Bart has served as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors for Sierra Resource Group, an international mining company;
Chief Financial Officer for Ascent Aviation, a provider of aviation services located in Tucson, AZ;
Chief Financial Officer for Commercial Jet, a provider of aviation services located in Miami, FL; VP Finance/Division Controller for AAR Corp, a $2 billion publicly traded aviation company;
Chief Financial & Operating Officer and member of the Board of Directors for a world-renowned mega-yacht manufacturing, repair and refit company, Broward Yacht & Marine;
Chief Financial Officer for an Information Technology holding company, XBOX Technologies (acquired by Microsoft).
Prior to his private industry experience, Bart held a Partner position at an international accounting and consulting firm, where he practiced in all areas of public accounting including tax, accounting and auditing, operational business consulting, mergers and acquisitions and litigation support, initial public offerings, SEC compliance, and financial and tax transactional due diligence serving public and privately held clients.
He holds dual degrees in accounting and finance as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami
Tsvi Katsir, BA Economics, MBA Finance has served as Director and Secretary since February 2022.
Mr. Katsir brings a diverse background in education and finance. Mr. Katsir is a successful businessman and serial entrepreneur. Former Commercial banking VP of an international bank specializing in lending to trade finance companies. Former president of a Trade finance company specializing in financing commodities exports and imports and investment banking. Founder and CEO of an education company Tekintellect Inc. teaching STEM to students in NYC.