Leo Benatar
Director/Board Member at Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc.
Profile
Leo Benatar is a trustee at Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. and a principal at Benatar & Associates.
He previously served as Chairman & CEO at Engraph, Inc. from 1981 to 1995, Chairman at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 1993 to 1996, and Independent Director at Aaron's LLC from 1994 to 2016.
He also held director positions at Interstate Bakeries Corp., Mohawk Industries, Inc., Paxar Corp., and Sonoco Products Co. Additionally, he was a Director at Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc. from 1999 to 2010.
Mr. Benatar received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1951.
Leo Benatar active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Benatar & Associates | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc.
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. provides educational services. It promotes the cause of higher education in the State of Georgia, receives and manages financial donations received by the foundation for support and enhancement of the Georgia Institute of Technology and assists the Georgia Institute of Technology in its role as a leading educational and research institution. The company was in 1932 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Leo Benatar
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Aaron's LLC
Aaron's LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Aaron's LLC retails consumer electronics, computers, residential furniture, household appliances, and accessories. It engages in the lease ownership, lease and retail sale of products such as widescreen and liquid crystal display televisions, computers, living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers, and refrigerators. The company operates through the following business segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron’s Business and Vive. The Progressive Leasing segment provides lease-purchase solutions on a variety of products, including furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattress, and automobile electronics and accessories. The Aaron’s Business segment offers furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories to consumers with a lease-to-own agreement. The Vive segment offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide retail partners. The company was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-05-03 |
Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc.
Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company. It provides community banking services to commercial, small business and retail customers through its subsidiary The Buckhead Community Bank. The company was founded on October 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Director/Board Member | 2010-12-08 |
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY | Director/Board Member | 1995-12-31 |
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | Chairman | 1995-12-31 |
Engraph, Inc. | Chairman | 1994-12-31 |
Training of Leo Benatar
Georgia Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 2 |
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MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY | Process Industries |
Private companies | 8 |
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Aaron's LLC
Aaron's LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Aaron's LLC retails consumer electronics, computers, residential furniture, household appliances, and accessories. It engages in the lease ownership, lease and retail sale of products such as widescreen and liquid crystal display televisions, computers, living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers, and refrigerators. The company operates through the following business segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron’s Business and Vive. The Progressive Leasing segment provides lease-purchase solutions on a variety of products, including furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattress, and automobile electronics and accessories. The Aaron’s Business segment offers furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories to consumers with a lease-to-own agreement. The Vive segment offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide retail partners. The company was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Finance |
Interstate Bakeries Corp.
Interstate Bakeries Corp. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Interstate Bakeries Corp. produces, distributes and markets fresh bakery products in the US. It serves as a wholesale baker and distributor of fresh baked bread and sweet goods. The firm's products include breads, rolls, snack cakes, donuts, and sweet goods. Its brands include Wonder, Hostess, Home Pride, Butternut, Dolly Madison, Drake's and Merita. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Irving, TX | Consumer Non-Durables |
Paxar Corp.
Paxar Corp. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Paxar Corp. designs, manufactures, and distributes labels, tags, and tickets. It offers labels with bar codes and radio frequency identification tags for retailers, brand apparel companies, and contract manufacturers. The company was founded on February 21, 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc.
Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Buckhead Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company. It provides community banking services to commercial, small business and retail customers through its subsidiary The Buckhead Community Bank. The company was founded on October 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Finance |
Engraph, Inc. | Process Industries |
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | Government |
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc.
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. provides educational services. It promotes the cause of higher education in the State of Georgia, receives and manages financial donations received by the foundation for support and enhancement of the Georgia Institute of Technology and assists the Georgia Institute of Technology in its role as a leading educational and research institution. The company was in 1932 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Miscellaneous |
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