Gerald Perritt - Managing Partner
From the Freight Dock to the Boardroom
I began my career as an hourly associate working split shifts on a freight dock. My first assignment? Sweeping trailers. Over the next three decades, I held roles across Operations, Engineering, Sales, and Business Development — ultimately leading large business units for two global 3PLs across North and South America.
Why am I different? Why should you trust The Perritt Group?
Because experience does matter.
For the past five years, clients have leaned on my experience — not just the wins, but the missteps too. They’ve benefited from insights gained through:
- Strong and strained customer relationships
- Periods of rapid growth and painful downsizing
- Seamless and troubled implementations
- Smart contracts — and those I’d never sign again
- Operational excellence — and lessons from when we missed the mark
- Great hires — and costly ones
- Organizational restructures
- Acquisition integrations
I approach every engagement as a Guide, focused on helping you lead with clarity and confidence — and ultimately, find that elusive peace of mind.
Pete Bednarzyk - Senior Partner
Pete Bednarzyk is an accomplished executive operations leader with over 30 years of experience in operations and supply-chain leadership. His expertise spans across large corporate supply chain organizations as well as private equity-backed small to mid-sized organizations. Pete has held corporate positions with FedEx, Office Depot, The Home Depot and Icahn Automotive as well as several private equity backed organizations.
Pete has a demonstrated ability to optimize multiple distribution sites, various transportation modes, the inventory planning functions and integrate acquisitions. He is dedicated to continuous improvement as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Champion. Pete’s combination of education, expertise, and extensive experience positions him as an asset in driving supply chain optimization and achieving remarkable outcomes for clients.
Doug Walker - Advisor & Mentor to The Perritt Group
"Front row seat” to change
- Began career as a manufacturing supervisor for a global chemical company
- Became an operations manager for a privately held local warehousing company
- Initiated and developed a manufacturing support division that more than doubled the size of the company
- Oversaw the expansion of company transitioning from a local to a nationally recognized 3PL
- Experienced the acquisition of a private company by a global 3PL
- Led a large contract logistics operating group for a global 3PL
- Mentored effected teams during integration of two companies
Growth and change create many unforeseen challenges. I’ve been fortunate to have been at the forefront of leadership along my journey. The most valuable lesson from these experiences is that there is NO substitute for leadership.
Trained and experienced management are an absolutely necessity on every step of the way for any organization to achieve success! My strength has been the acquisition, mentoring, and development of all levels of management to meet the demands of growth.
