Robert Sanders

Experience: Noteworthy Experiences: City of West Palm Beach, Florida, 1994-1999; City Administrator, West Palm Beach; Reported to the Mayor of West Palm Beach; coordinated all department, division and agency activities; special liaison between the Mayor, the City Commission and all departments, divisions, boards and commissions, as well as the County Commission and county administration; performed administrative and executive duties as were assigned by the Mayor; oversaw an $86M general operating budget, a $62M utilities fund, and various capital funds; oversaw approximately 1,300 full-time employees and ten full-service departments including police, fire, public utilities (water, wastewater, engineering, streets maintenance, public works), recreation, library, human resources, support services, finance, planning, zoning and building, economic and community development.; Deputy City Attorney/Deputy City Administrator, West Palm Beach; City's Key Negotiator in major matters including all significant economic impact Development Projects and transactions including the redevelopment of a 75 acre blighted area in downtown West Palm Beach into a $500,000,000 Mediterranean style mixed use retail, entertainment, restaurant, cultural, office and residential development with a Convention Center.; President and Chief Operating Officer, The Goodman Company, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1972-1990; Negotiated complex land purchases and sales, over 300 leases, reciprocal easement agreements, construction agreements and shopping center joint ventures.; Directed growth of the company with personal involvement in the recruitment, compensation determination and training of all executive-level employees.; Coordinated and supervised the development, municipal approvals and construction of many of the company's projects, including its flagship projects, Phillips Point, a multi-million dollar mixed-use urban office/retail complex in West Palm Beach, Florida, and The Esplanade, a high-quality upscale specialty retail development on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida.; Executive Vice President - Financial, Legal and Administrative Affairs, Docktor Pet Centers, Inc., Wilmington, MA, 1967-1972; Developed and implemented overall business plan and National Franchise Program of a national chain of full-line pet centers.; Established and managed the in-house Legal Department including the negotiation of numerous leases, subleases, franchise and partnership agreements, and the acquisition of a major competitor.; Coordinated the public underwriting of the company's stock and was instrumental in directing the expansion of the company from 8 to 110 retail units.