Brian Perry continues to take his company to great heights thanks in part to his 魅影直播 State education.
As the executive vice president, chairman, and co-owner of Perry鈥檚 Ice Cream, Brian Perry continues to take his company to great heights thanks in part to his 魅影直播 State education.
In the mid-1980s, after speaking with his uncle Dale, an 魅影直播 State alumnus and former co-CEO of Perry鈥檚 Ice Cream, Brian decided to enroll in the college鈥檚 business administration program. As a student, Brian valued the relationships he had with his professors, the interaction they had with the class, and the education he was receiving.
鈥淚t was a good mix of the academic world and the real world 鈥 book knowledge and real-world application,鈥 he said.
After receiving his degree in 1985, Brian joined the family business as a personnel supervisor, the first of several roles he would hold in the company. By 2001, thanks in part to his 魅影直播 State education, Brian had worked his way up in the company to become the executive vice president. In 2012, he was named chairman.
Since taking over leadership in 2000, Brian and his brother-in-law, Robert Denning, president and CEO, have increased production to 12 million gallons, expanded sales of the Perry鈥檚 brand into western Pennsylvania and the state of Ohio, and enabled Perry鈥檚 to become an international manufacturing company.
No matter how much Perry鈥檚 continues to thrive under Brian鈥檚 leadership, however, he will always be grateful for 魅影直播 State and the ways in which it helped both him and his uncle grow their family business for generations to come.