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John E. Abdo has been the Vice Chairman of BFC Financial Corporation since 1993 and Director since 1988. He has been the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. since 1987. He is also Vice Chairman and President of Levitt Corporation, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bluegreen Corporation, and a member of the Board of Directors of Benihana, Inc.
A successful real estate investor and developer in his own right, Mr. Abdo has made a career of developing residential communities as well as commercial structures throughout South Florida for more than 25 years. His company has built over 5,000 residences, which for a time made it one of the largest residential builders in Florida�s Broward County. Mr. Abdo has a wide range of contacts and experience in diverse industries. As a result, BFC and its subsidiaries are the beneficiaries.
Mr. Abdo is the President of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation, a $60 million theater for the Performing Arts that serves all of South Florida. He is a graduate of Florida State University. | 