Jordan Zimmerman (born 1955/56 in

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Biography

Zimmerman was born in Newark, New Jersey, the oldest of four siblings in a middle-class family. His father manufactured syrups for soft drinks and eventually moved the family to

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where Zimmerman graduated high school. In 1978, he graduated with a B.A. in advertising from the

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and after he was unable to get an advertising job in New York City, returned to USF where he received his MBA in 1980. After school, he returned to Fort Lauderdale and started his own agency focusing on the auto industry. In 1984, he founded Zimmerman Advertising. In 1999, his company joined the Omnicom Group and Zimmerman grew his company through acquisitions purchasing Ad Team, Ad Productions, Beacon Worldwide (a marketer of auto products to dealerships), and in 2004, the public relations and hospitality firm Zimmerman Agency (no relation) located in Tallahassee. He currently sits on the board of trustees at the University of South Florida and Pine Crest School. He is active in the Palm Beach Jewish Federation,

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, and the Florence Fuller Child Development Center. Zimmerman is a former minority owner of the

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; he and his partners, majority owner Cliff Viner, and minority owners

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, and Mike Maroone, sold their interests to

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and Douglas Cifu for $250 million in 2013.

Personal life

Zimmerman has been married four times. His first wife was Amy B Natiss Paul. His second wife was Melissa B Feldman Zimmerman. His third wife was Denise (née Broadrick) Zimmerman who was raised

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but converted to

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, the religion of her husband. Zimmerman has four children, Chase, Jordana, Cara, Jett. His fourth wife is Terry Lee Zimmerman. He has homes in

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and Westhampton, Long Island, New York.

References

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