Tracy Pearson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
The Perlick Leadership Team works with the Board of Directors and the Perlick Family Council to collectively formulate strategic goals for the company’s continued growth while preserving the values and culture that are foundational to Perlick’s reputation for quality, performance, and integrity.
Tracy Pearson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tracy joined Perlick in 2021, providing key value to the company’s financial function based on her wide-ranging expertise in driving revenue, building financial infrastructures, and facilitating strategic alignment to create high-performing organizations. With a Big 4 accounting background and more than 30 years of experience across multiple industries, Tracy has served as CFO for several companies and has extensive experience with both public and family-owned businesses.
Tom Nackers
Chief Technology & Experience Officer
Tom Nackers
Chief Technology & Experience Officer
An experienced IT professional, Tom has been leading the Perlick Corporation Information Technology team since October 2019. Driven to use technology to improve external and internal stakeholder experiences, service and support, he is a key contributor to the formulation and ongoing execution of Perlick’s digital strategy. Previously, he held IT leadership positions at Oshkosh Corporation and AT&T.
Rebecca Edwards
Vice President, Marketing
Rebecca Edwards
Vice President, Marketing
With a 32-year career in product, channel, brand and sales management including executive leadership, Rebecca leads Perlick’s go-to-market sales, brand marketing, product management, and industrial design teams. Before joining the company, she led B2B, B2C, and eCommerce marketing and sales initiatives for industry leading global brands including Master Lock, SentrySafe, Huffy Sports, Sterling Plumbing and Amerock.
Steve Silha
Vice President, Sales
Steve Silha
Vice President, Sales
Steve joined Perlick from Vivreau North America where he served as Vice President of Sales for the past eight years. Steve has an extensive background in consultative selling processes and sales leadership, with demonstrated performance in maximizing market share in existing markets, developing new channel opportunities and customers, and effectively managing and developing teams for revenue and profit growth. He has also led successful implementations and adoptions of CRM systems and other sales processes throughout his career.
David Villar
Director of Global Manufacturing
David Villar
Director of Global Manufacturing
David leads Perlick Corporation’s manufacturing operations with an emphasis in Lean Manufacturing to drive efficient, service-oriented operations that support organizational growth and development. Before joining Perlick, he was a Director of Manufacturing at Bradley Corporation and held positions at General Electric Power & Water and Healthcare divisions.
Carrie Holewinski
Director of Finance & Controller
Carrie Holewinski
Director of Finance & Controller
Carrie joined Perlick in 2022 and leads Perlick’s accounting and finance functions, bringing her in-depth experience in cash flow management, forecasting, tax, financial reporting, acquisitions, international operations, and building efficient and motivated teams. Carrie has more than 15 years of experience with a focus in the manufacturing industry, advancing as an assurance manager at Baker Tilly before becoming Corporate Controller at Regal Ware and Glenn Rieder.
Laurie Bergum Navarro
Director of Employee Engagement and Family Board Member
Laurie Bergum Navarro
Director of Employee Engagement and Family Board Member
Drawn by the Perlick legacy and sharing the passion of keeping the company family owned, Laurie joined the company part-time in 2009 and took on a full-time role in 2018. In her role as a Perlick Corporation manager, she works directly with associates at all levels to create a culture that instills pride in the products the company makes and fosters an enduring commitment to quality.
David Perlick-Molinari
Family Board Member
David Perlick-Molinari
Family Board Member
David is part of the company’s fifth generation of family ownership. Honored to continue the legacy, he serves as an active member of the Perlick Corporation Board of Directors and as chairman of its Governance Committee. In addition to his roles at Perlick, he is a family-business founder in his own right (along with brother Robert) of YouTooCanWoo, an audio postproduction and music company in New York serving the arts, entertainment, and advertising industries worldwide.
Robert Perlick-Molinari
Shareholder
Robert Perlick-Molinari
Shareholder
As a member of the Perlick family and part of the fifth generation still actively involved in preserving the Perlick Corporation legacy, Robert focuses on shareholder and governance issues and making sure the company continues to lead the industry well into the next 100 years. He works alongside his brother David in their other family business as head of Label and A&R operations at Brooklyn-based music studio YouTooCanWoo, including directing the company’s new indie disco and house label, toucan sounds.
Mark Bergum
Shareholder
Mark Bergum
Shareholder
Focused on creating a company with the strong foundation to continue to thrive for the next 100 years, Mark is part of the fifth generation of family ownership at Perlick Corporation. Currently a professional engineer at Tetra Tech concentrating on the evaluation of energy efficiency programs and projects. At Perlick, he serves on the Audit Committee.
Jeff Schwager
Chairman of the Board
Jeff Schwager
Chairman of the Board
A seasoned manufacturing executive and business leader, Jeff believes the opportunity to work with family businesses that want to remain privately held and grow through multigenerational transitions is very rewarding. Presented with an invitation to join the Perlick Corporation Board of Directors in 2018, he eagerly accepted and has committed to helping the company build on its history and grow to new heights. Currently, he is CEO of specialty cheesemaker Sartori Company, an 81-year-old Wisconsin-based family business with a market presence in more than 50 different countries. On the Executive Board of the Consortium for Common Food Names, Jeff also serves as the vice chairman of the United States Dairy Export Council Trade Policy Committee and on the boards of a number of privately held companies.
Theodore “TJ” Perlick Molinari
Lead Family Board Member
Theodore “TJ” Perlick Molinari
Lead Family Board Member
As the lead voice for the family on the Board of Directors, TJ works with the board chair to ensure shareholder expectations are met and the company endures for the next generation. He also serves as corporate secretary and on the Audit Committee.
Todd Endres
Board Member
Todd Endres
Board Member
In keeping with his impressive career as a financial leader for manufacturing companies with strong cultures and employee engagement, Todd joined the Perlick Board of Directors in 2018. He brings his extensive professional experience—as well as a passion for family business—to bear in his fiduciary role as chairman of the Audit Committee. Currently, he is executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer, and secretary for Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., a privately held company with annual sales in excess of $1 billion.
Dax Whitehouse
Board Member
Dax Whitehouse
Board Member
Dax joined the Perlick Board of Directors in 2022. He brings vast closely held and family businesses and operations expertise to the Board and where we will leverage his experience in strategic planning and deployment, succession planning, governance and talent development. He is currently the Principal & Managing Director at Hale Partners & Axiom Financial Strategies Group.
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