Alan B. Levan serves as Chairman of BBX Capital, Inc.

Throughout his career, spanning more than four decades, Alan has served as Chairman of five New York Stock Exchange- listed companies and has been a driving force in raising more than $2 billion in debt and equity. In 1971, at the age of 27, he founded IRE Financial, the predecessor to BBX Capital Corporation, and over the next ten years, raised hundreds of millions of dollars and built a national portfolio of real estate exceeding $1.5 billion in value. Alan spearheaded the acquisition and development of several master-planned communities including tens of thousands of square feet of commercial space, shopping centers and thousands of homes. After acquiring control of BankAtlantic in 1984, Alan built the company into a 100-branch, $6 billion Florida Banking franchise and later led its sale to BB&T. As a director of Benihana, Inc. (formerly listed on NASDAQ: BNHN), Alan managed the sale of the company. Benihana grew from $2 per share, to a $16.30 per share acquisition deal price. Under his leadership, BBX Capital has invested in and acquired businesses in banking, retail brokerage and investment banking, hospitality and timeshare, real estate and other sectors.

Alan serves on the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Board of Trustees. Previously, he served as Chairman. He is also Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Susie and Alan B. Levan NSU Ambassadors Board. Additionally, he is a Founder and Chairman of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation. He is Founder and Chairman of the BBX Capital Foundation, which has contributed over $15 million to the South Florida community and has been one of Broward County’s largest Habitat for Humanity supporters. He is currently a member of YPO Gold, the successor organization of Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Alan has received Habitat for Humanity’s Spirit of Humanity Award, NSU’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Award, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Cutting Edge Award, Sun-Sentinel’s Excalibur Business Leader of the Year Award, Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business, Business Leader of the Year award and Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for Florida.

Alan received a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and subsequently received their Distinguished Alumni Award. Additionally, he received an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.

John “Jack” E. Abdo serves as Vice Chairman of BBX Capital, Inc. and has been doing so for approximately 39 years. Jack joined the Board of Atlantic Federal in 1984 and shortly thereafter joined the Board of Directors of IRE Financial Corporation, both of which are now known as BBX Capital, Inc. He also previously served as Vice Chairman of Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation and of Bluegreen Vacations Corporation.

Since 1967, Jack has been President of the Abdo Companies, Inc., which was formerly a development and construction company and is now a holding company managing its own affairs. He formerly served as Vice Chairman of both Benihana, Inc. (formerly listed on NASDAQ: BNHN) and Vice Chairman of Woodbridge Holdings Corporation (formerly NYSE: WDG).

Through his executive roles with several publicly traded companies and his own business, Jack has spearheaded real estate acquisitions, development and construction ventures totaling more than $10 billion. His company has built more than 5,500 residences throughout South Florida, which for a time made it the largest residential builder in Florida’s Broward County. Other notable successes include the acquisition and development of Cypress Creek Station, Center Port and a major twin-tower condominium known as Symphony Towers a project with 350 units in downtown Fort Lauderdale next to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Jack has significant private investment experience, having managed or played an integral role in transactions totaling more than $5 billion over the course of his career.

Jack is a member of the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of the Broward Performing Arts Center Authority (PACA). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation and was its President for over 20 years. Jack serves on the board of the BBX Capital Foundation, which has contributed over $15 million to the South Florida community. He is inducted into Nova Southeastern University’s Huizenga School of Business Entrepreneur Hall of Fame and has received the Spirit of 100 Award from the Broward Economic Development Council. Jack was appointed to and served on the South Florida Super Bowl XXIX Host Committee in 1993.

Jarett S. Levan serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of BBX Capital, Inc.

Jarett is also CEO of BBX Sweet Holdings, which owns and operates IT’SUGAR, the largest specialty candy retailer in the United States with over 100 locations in 29 states and Canada, Hoffman’s Chocolates, a 48-year-old South Florida chain of chocolate and scoop shops, Hof’s House of Sweets, and Las Olas Confections and Snacks, a manufacturer of specialty chocolates and candies.

Jarett serves on the boards of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation, is the Chairman of Business for the Arts of Broward, and is an advisory board member of the Hollywood Art and Culture Center. He is also Vice Chairman of the Broward College Foundation, a board member of the Broward Workshop and Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Foundation, a member of the Nova Southeastern University Ambassadors’ Board and Fellows’ Society, and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and the Florida Bar.

Jarett is also on the board of the BBX Capital Foundation. The BBX Capital Foundation, formerly the BankAtlantic Foundation, was established in 1994 to support a wide array of activities in the arts, education, social welfare, and community and economic development. The role of the Foundation is to foster partnerships with other private sector organizations, not-for-profit institutions and government agencies. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over $20 million in contributions and in-kind services to charitable organizations throughout Florida.

A member of the Florida Bar, Jarett graduated Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law, and earned a BBA in Finance from Goizueta Business School of Emory University.

Seth M. Wise serves as Executive Vice President and a director of BBX Capital, Inc.  He is also the CEO of Altman, a real estate company specializing in the development, construction, operations and investment of exceptional rental apartment communities and logistics properties primarily located across Florida and the East Coast. Since 1968, Altman has built over 27,000 market rate and affordable rental apartments. Altman is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BBX Capital, Inc.

Mr. Wise has more than 25 years of experience in many facets of real estate finance, management, investment, restructuring and development.  Throughout his career, Mr. Wise has been responsible for managing approximately $3.0 billion of real estate assets in various classes including industrial, retail, and a focus in housing that includes single-family, master-planned communities and multifamily. He has managed an acquired portfolio of nearly $600 million of performing and non-performing loans and real estate.  Mr. Wise’s real estate development experience includes in excess of 3 million-square-feet of industrial space. He has also been involved in the development of nearly 5,000 single-family homes. Mr. Wise also has expertise in equity investment, lending, and debt restructuring, including the management of a commercial real estate workout portfolio of over $1 billion.

Mr. Wise is an active member of organizations in his field and community. He is a sustaining member of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center and a member of the Ambassadors Board of Nova Southeastern University. Mr. Wise has served as an Executive Board Member of the Real Estate Advisory Board of the Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Florida, and the Southeast Florida/Caribbean Council of Urban Land Institute (ULI). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Broward County, a member of the National Council of AIPAC and a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for Jewish Family Services of Broward County and Jewish Family Home Care. He is also a member of the prestigious Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Mr. Wise earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida.

Brett Sheppard serves as the Chief Financial Officer of BBX Capital, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for leading BBX Capital’s financial and corporate strategy teams. He oversees accounting and controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, investor relations, corporate development, information technology and corporate strategy. Brett is a member of BBX Capital’s Executive Management Committee and serves on the investment committees across most of the company’s businesses. Brett joined BBX Capital in 2017 and previously served as Chief Accounting Officer.

Prior to joining BBX Capital, Brett served as Corporate Controller of Equity One, Inc. and as a Senior Auditor with Ernst & Young LLP. Brett is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.Pr.A. and B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Miami.