John Bitzer III

Mr. Bitzer is President & Chief Executive Officer of ABARTA, Inc., a private, third-generation family holding company with operations in soft drink beverages, newspaper publishing, oil and gas exploration and development, and ethnic frozen food industries. In 1985, Mr. Bitzer began his career in sales for the Cleveland Coca-Cola Bottling Company. He has been Publisher of Atlantic City Magazine in Atlantic City, N.J. In 1994 he founded the ABARTA Media Group and held the position of Group Publisher. In 1997 he was named President & Chief Operating Officer of ABARTA, Inc. and has been President & Chief Executive Officer since 1999. He is a director of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Bitzer has a degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of Michigan.