Jorge Mas
Chairman
Jorge Mas is a business leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist and an active defender of human rights.
Mr. Mas is Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of 麻豆色情片, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) and has been involved in all phases of the Company’s development since its creation in 1994. Mr. Mas is also the managing partner of a private equity group which manages a diverse portfolio of operating companies and investments. He has served on over a dozen corporate boards assisting in strategic growth strategies and corporate governance. Jorge Mas is Managing Owner of the Miami Major League Soccer franchise, Inter Miami CF. Mr. Mas is the Chairman of the Board of the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF) founded in 1981 and dedicated to the promotion of a free and democratic Cuba. Mr. Mas has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States by Latino Leaders Magazine. He is the past recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Center National Community Service Award for his contribution toward freedom and received the Bravura Award for his defense of free speech.
Mr. Mas graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1984 and a master’s in business administration in 1985.
José R. Mas
Chief Executive Officer
Jose R. Mas is the Chief Executive Officer of 麻豆色情片, Inc., (NYSE: MTZ) one of the largest and most diversified infrastructure services providers in North America. During Mr. Mas’ tenure as CEO, 麻豆色情片’s revenue has grown from $930 million in 2007 to an expected $12.4 billion in 2024. In 2018 for the first time in the Company’s history, 麻豆色情片 was named as a Fortune 500 company, and is currently ranked no. 394. Today, 麻豆色情片 has more than 35,000 team members serving multiple industries in more than 840 locations throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Since assuming the Chief Executive Officer position at 麻豆色情片, Mr. Mas transformed 麻豆色情片 from a predominantly telecommunications contractor to one of the most diversified specialty infrastructure contractors in North America. Mr. Mas expanded the Company’s service offerings across varied segments which now include renewable energy, heavy civil construction, oil and gas infrastructure, power transmission and distribution, as well as wireless and wireline communication construction.
Jose Mas grew up in the construction business and worked his way from field labor to the boardroom. He is a graduate of the University of Miami where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration. Mr. Mas serves on the Board of Helmerich & Payne (HP) a NYSE listed company, and serves as a Trustee on the University of Miami Executive Board.
As co-owner of Inter Miami CF, Mr. Mas is proud to have brought soccer, the world’s biggest sport, to the city of Miami and is now focused on developing Miami Freedom Park, a $1 billion plus real estate development project that will include a soccer stadium, hotels, an office park, a retail and entertainment village and a 56-acre public park for all of the South Florida community to enjoy.
Mr. Mas has been awarded the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the year award, the South Florida Business Journal Ultimate CEO award and was also featured in the season finale of the CBS hit show Undercover Boss. Additionally, in 2020 Forbes magazine named 麻豆色情片 to its list of World’s Best Employers.
Robert Campbell
Director
Robert Campbell has over 30 years of senior financial management experience. From October 2004 to December 2013, Mr. Campbell was 麻豆色情片’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2002 to 2004, he was Executive Vice President and CFO for TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Campbell was the President and CEO of BAX Global, Inc. and from 1995 to 1998 Executive Vice President-Finance and CFO for Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. From 1974 until 1995 Mr. Campbell held various senior management positions with Ryder System, Inc., including as Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration and for 10 years as Executive Vice President and CFO of its Vehicle Leasing and Services Division.
Mr. Campbell, who is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina, an MBA from Columbia University and a Master of Science in Accounting from Florida International University. Mr. Campbell currently serves as Director for Forward Air Corporation (Nasdaq: FWRD), and he previously served as its Lead Director, Audit Committee Chairman and Compensation Committee Chairman. Mr. Campbell previously served as Lead Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pernix Group, Inc. where he served as its Audit Committee Chairman and was a member of its Compensation Committee.
Ernest N. Csiszar
Director
Ernest N. Csiszar joined our Board of Directors in October 2005. Mr. Csiszar is currently a private investor and serves on the Board of Directors of American Integrity Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurance company. From September 2004 until his retirement in September 2006, Mr. Csiszar was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the property and casualty insurance industry’s principal trade association. Mr. Csiszar was the Director of Insurance for the State of South Carolina from February 1998 to August 2004 and served as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 2004. Mr. Csiszar also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Seibels Bruce Group, Inc., a property and casualty insurance company, from 1993 to 1998. He was also a visiting professor at the School of Business at the University of South Carolina and served as Managing Co-director of Holborn Holdings Corporation, a European investment banking firm. Mr. Csiszar is considered an “audit committee financial expert” under the applicable SEC rules.
Robert J. Dwyer
Director
Robert J. Dwyer joined our Board of Directors in October 2004. Mr. Dwyer retired in 1999 and is currently a private investor. Prior to 1999, Mr. Dwyer spent 17 years with Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter Reynolds in various executive positions. He currently serves as a director of Bimini Capital Management, Inc. and formerly served as a director of BNY/Ivy Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC. Mr. Dwyer has numerous charitable and civic interests and has served on boards of several public and private companies.
Julia L. Johnson
Director
Julia L. Johnson has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2002. Since January 2001, Ms. Johnson has been the President of Net Communications, LLC, a regulatory analysis and public policy consulting firm that specializes in the communications, energy, and information technology public policy arenas. Ms. Johnson served on the Florida Public Service Commission from January 1992 until November 1999 and served as chairwoman from January 1997 to January 1999. Ms. Johnson also chaired Florida’s Information Service Technology Development Task Force, which advised then Florida Governor Jeb Bush on information technology policy and related legislative issues, from November 1999 to July 2001. Ms. Johnson also serves on the Board of Directors of American Water Works Co., Inc. and formerly served on the Board of Directors of each of First Energy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and Northwestern Corporation (Nasdaq: NWE).
Javier Palomarez
Director
Mr. Javier Palomarez, has been a member of our Board since December 2015. Mr. Palomarez is President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Hispanic Business Council, an organization that advocates for Hispanic-American business builders, job creators and taxpayers, since September 15, 2021, and was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a trade organization that promotes the interests of Hispanic owned businesses, from 2000 until February 2018. Mr. Palomarez has served on a variety of boards and advisory councils in both the public and private sectors, including the Comcast NBC Universal Diversity Advisory Council, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Advisory Board, the International Republican Institute and the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees. Mr. Palomarez is a member of the Washington Economic Club and serves on the FCC Diversity Advisory Council. Prior to joining the USHCC, Mr. Palomarez served in various executive capacities with Allstate Insurance Corporation, Sprint, Inc. and Bank of America. Mr. Palomarez served on the Board of Directors of Forward Air, Inc. in 2017.
Ava L. Parker
Director
Ava L. Parker has been a member of our Board since March 2022. Ms. Parker currently serves as the President of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach County. Prior to joining Palm Beach State College, Ms. Parker was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Florida Polytechnic University from 2012 to 2015, served on the Board of Governors for the State University System from 2002 to 2012, where she served as chairwoman from 2010 to 2012, and was a partner with law firm Lawrence & Parker in Jacksonville, Florida from 2001 to 2015. Ms. Parker also sits on the Board of Directors of Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE: ORC), a publicly traded specialty finance company, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and the Economic Council of Palm Beach County and served on the Board of Directors of Professional Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: PFHD), the holding company for a community bank specializing in construction, residential and commercial real estate financing, as well as business loans, from 2020 until 2023. Ms. Parker also served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Emerging Issues Policy Forum, a regulatory think tank and research organization focusing on emerging trends and issues in the regulated utility industry. Ms. Parker earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Florida.