Silver Vase
Michele Robert has an extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Michele is currently the President & CEO at Silver Vase since January 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Board Member at Construtora Tenda starting from May 2021. From October 2020 to October 2022, they served as the CEO Gerdau Summit at Gerdau. Before that, they were the CEO Brazil at Stericycle from July 2019 to October 2020. Michele also worked at GE Power Conversion, where they held various roles, including CEO GE Power Conversion Latin America from April 2018 to July 2019 and Supply Chain Director for Power Conversion Latin America from July 2015 to March 2018. Michele has also worked at GE Power & Water in several roles, such as Latin America Supply Chain Director and Quality Leader. Additionally, they gained valuable experience during their time at Motorola Solutions as a Trainee in the Engineering Leadership Program.
Michele Robert has a Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School, specializing in Board Leadership. Michele also obtained a Corporate Board Certification from Harvard Business School in 2021. Their education history includes studying Engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires and Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. Michele also studied Supply Chain Management at the University of Michigan. Additionally, Michele attended GE Crotonville - Executive Leadership University, although no specific degree or field of study is provided for that institution.
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Silver Vase
Mr. Andrew Bartha and his wife Ilma started the company in 1988 after 12 years of managing other firms in the industry. The company started on a 5,000 square foot plot of shade houses in Homestead, Florida. With passion, persistence, and a strong entrepreneurial drive the Barthas surmounted the challenges of expanding their business. In a few short years the company had grown considerably. Unfortunately, in August of 1992, hurricane Andrew devastated the Miami-Dade area and completely destroyed the Silver Vase facilities. Mr. Bartha and his team saw an opportunity rather than a setback and with great deal of effort they were able not only to rebuild their greenhouses in a short time but also turn their company into one of the most innovative potted plant growers in North America. The state-of-the-art facility experienced a tremendous growth, increasing yearly production from 400,000 units in 1997 nearly 2 million units in 2004. Today the fully robotized and environmentally friendly greenhouse operation extends to nearly 1 million square feet across several locations in United States and Canada. The company started operating its own distribution trucks in 2004, serving both the retail and wholesale sides of the green industry.