Bio

Perry Miele is Chairman and partner of Beringer Capital, with over 25 years of experience building and growing companies in North America and Internationally. ​ Since 2003, Perry has been a principal of Beringer Capital, a fund investing in emerging marketing services companies. As Chairman, he is responsible for investing activities, strategic development, and oversight of Beringer’s portfolio companies. ​ Most recently Perry assumed the role of Chairman of Match Marketing, a North American retail marketing firm with over 7000 employees and 8 offices in the U.S. and Canada. This is the largest group of its kind focusing on companies covering every aspect of retail shopper expertise, providing Fortune 500 companies with a single, integrated, retail solution. ​ Prior to Match, Perry was chairman of Budco, headquartered out of Detroit, Michigan with major offices in New Jersey and California. Budco was one of the largest fulfillment and distribution companies in the U.S. serving top Fortune 500 companies with a specialized focus in the automotive industry. Budco was sold in 2011 to the Michigan Pension Fund. ​ Perry began his career with the Canadian Federal Government in 1984, rising to the position of Chief of Staff to the Minister of International Trade during the NAFTA negotiations. In 1987, Perry became a partner of the Gingko Group, an integrated marketing services company located in Toronto. At Gingko, Perry grew the company to become one of the largest independent agencies in Canada. In 1998, Gingko merged with DraftWorldwide (a subsidiary of Interpublic Group) and in 1999 Perry joined the management team of DraftWorldwide as the President of the International Group. In that position, Perry was responsible for 36 offices operating in 24 countries and led the international expansion with a combination of strategic acquisitions and organic growth. ​ Perry is a director of Andrew Peller Wines, a TSX listed company and is currently on the Board of the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation and on the board of Trillium Health Partners. Perry was a member of the Young Presidents Organization for over 10 years and became Chairman of the Ontario Chapter. Perry also served on board of the LCBO during 2002-2005, a period of which the LCBO grew and transitioned to become one of the top alcohol retailers in the world. ​ Perry is also an avid fisherman and an aspiring writer with articles published in Real Fishing Magazine.