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artist food broker

Bert Diener, American former food broker, artist. Recipient President Reagan's Commendation for community service, 1984, 1st place awards Allied Artists of America for portrait sculpture, 1987, Artists Showplace Cooperative for sculpture, 1992, Winston Churchill medal, 1999, Wisdom Hall of Fame.

Background

Diener, Bert was born on March 21, 1915 in New York City. Son of Frederick and Lena (Rublin) Diener.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Virginia, 1937.

Career

Partner, Gold-Rose Diener, New York City, 1939-1945; partner, Rich-Diener, New York City, 1945-1963; president, Pratico-Diener Corporation, Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1963-1968; executive vice president, Pratico, Diener & Stein, Inc., 1968-1969; executive vice president, Diener & Stein, Inc., 1969-1974; chief operating officer, Diener-Stein Sales, 1974-1989; president, Quad Media Concepts, 1978-1979; president, Bert Diener, Inc., 1980-1989. President Telestar Products Corporation, Grocery Industry Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Living Arts Force, chairman emeritus. Member marketing advising committee United States Banknote Corporation.

Contract administrator New York City Artists' Housing.

Achievements

  • Bert Diener has been listed as a notable food broker, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coordinator Save Outdoor Sculpture,, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. Member American Arbitration Association, Grocery Manufacturers Representatives New York City (past president), National Food Brokers Association (past director), Association Food Distributors (past chairman brokers division), Artists Welfare Fund (past president), New York Artists Equity (past president), Fine Arts Federation of New York (past president), Sculpture Center (past president), Metropolitan Painters and Sculptors, Youth Art Program (founder, chairman), Armory Art Center (board directors, instructor sculpture), Palm Beach County Cultural Council, Marketing Executive Club New York, Norton Museum, Artists Guild, Speakers Bureau.

Connections

Married Hermine Van Baarn, November 14, 1940. Children: Francine Carol, Fredric Jay.

Father:
Frederick Diener

Mother:
Lena (Rublin) Diener

Spouse:
Hermine Van Baarn

child:
Francine Carol Diener

child:
Fredric Jay Diener