Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 2, 2000
SERGIO PINO is Chairman/Founder, Director, President & CEO of Century
Partners Group. His first business endeavor began at the age of 20, when
he bought Century Plumbing. Mr. Pino has established 13 other companies
bearing the Century name, including his main enterprise, Century
Partners Group. Started in 1997, Century Partners Group is the parent
company of Mr. Pino's numerous business investments, including his
commercial, wholesale/retail and residential divisions. As a result of
the company's 1999 acquisitions of Landstar and Weitzer Homebuilders,
his newest venture, Century Builders Group, was born. Century Builders
Group was formed in 1999 to consolidate all of Mr. Pino's residential
real estate projects and to provide better management opportunities.
Later, a subdivision called Century Homebuilders was created and, in
less than a year, Century Builders Group became the nation's top
Hispanic-owned home builder. Among Century Partners Group's other
entities are Century/Everglade Lumber and Building, one of south
Florida's longest operating lumber companies. Mr. Pino's drive and
ambition shines through more than just his business dealings. He is
extremely active in the community, having been involved with the Latin
Builders Association for more than 10 years, including a three-year
reign as President. Mr. Pino is a major contributor to La Liga Contra
Cancer, a local organization that provides free medical care to needy
cancer patients. A townhome was donated by Century Homebuilders for this
past year's Christmas raffle. He sits on the Board of Directors of Union
Planters Bank and previously served on the Florida Transportation
Committee. Profile
Mr. Pino: Century Builders Group is the new name of the public company
that was once Weitzer Homebuilders, Inc., a 20-year-old company
