ROBERT ALPERT

Cumulatively, Robert Alpert has executed over 50 industrial start-ups. Robert Alpert has developed a unique expertise in project development, project finance, and consolidation. Robert Alpert's career has been marked by many successful business acquisitions and industry consolidations. He was an original founder of Republic Industries which evolved into Auto Nation and Republic Industries. In addition, he has been a principal and founder of other diverse publicly owned enterprises including Aviation Sales Corporation (an aviation parts distributor and maintenance, repair and overhaul company), and PalEx, which evolved into IFCO Systems, USA Waste which evolved to become Waste Management among others as part of his merchant banking activities. Mr. Alpert co-founded a merchant-banking group, Mainstreet Capital Partners in Houston, Texas which assembled numerous consolidations in fragmented industries and evolved into a New York Stock Exchange financial services company... Robert Elliot..