Director since 2007. As Managing Director - Investments at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC in Miami, Mr. Berens is a high-level investment manager with vast entrepreneurial expertise. In addition to his position at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, he sits on the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and was one of the founders of French Fragrances Inc. which became Elizabeth Arden after acquiring this company from Unilever. Mr. Berens is a veteran member of the Board of Directors of Community Television Foundation of South Florida, Inc., the licensee of WPBT. He is a former board chair of the Foundation and was the long-time chair of its Executive Committee. For WPBT, Mr. Berens was visionary in the creation of the station’s endowment through the WPBT Communications Foundation, Inc. (WCFI), which he chaired for 25 years. Under his leadership, WCFI’s assets have grown to $33 million. Mr. Berens holds a BBA in Economics and an MBA in Finance from the University of Miami. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, the Board of Directors of the Carnival Performing Arts Center Foundation, and the Orange Bowl Committee. He has been a member of the Dade County Health Facilities Authority since 1979 and served as its Chairman for several years. Mr. Berens serves on the PBS Finance Committee and Investment Subcommittee and is Vice-Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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