Richard Peretz

Richard Peretz

Director/Board Member at IRIS ACQUISITION CORP

Net worth: 414 366 $ as of 2024-02-28

63 year
Finance
Transportation
Consumer Services

Profile

Richard Peretz is a venture adviser focused on global operations, supply chain management, logistics, and last-mile solutions at Playground Global, bringing nearly 40 years of experience as a career executive to the firm and its portfolio.
Prior to joining Playground, Mr. Peretz was the Chief Financial Officer of UPS, where he was responsible for accounting, finance, financial planning, taxes, and treasury, as well as audit and compliance activities.
He served as the company’s senior liaison to the investor, finance, and analyst community.
Mr. Peretz also served on the team responsible for taking UPS public in 1999, the largest IPO in U.S.
history at the time.
Throughout his nearly 40 year career at UPS, Mr. Peretz has also served in a variety of leadership assignments, including several UPS transformation programs involving the consolidation of accounting in the U.S., and the realignment of the finance function in corporate and company-wide profitability improvement programs.
He led the Mergers and Acquisition department from 2007-2015, where he completed transactions totaling over $3 billion globally in transportation, technology, last mile and healthcare logistics.
He also served as the International CFO from 2002-2007 while expanding operations in China and across Europe.
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Peretz holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) from University of Texas - San Antonio.
He has been named to serve on the board of directors of Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS).
Additionally, Mr. Peretz served on the board of the American Red Cross Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter and currently serves on the Georgia Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2023-12-10 57,788 ( 0.04% ) 393 536 $ 2024-02-28
2024-03-03 548 ( 0.00% ) 20 829 $ 2024-02-28

Richard Peretz active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
IRIS ACQUISITION CORP Director/Board Member 2021-01-24
ELECTRIC LAST MILE SOLUTIONS, INC. Director/Board Member 2021-06-24
ALTUS POWER, INC. Director/Board Member 2021-12-08
THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC. Director/Board Member 2024-03-03
American Red Cross, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter Director/Board Member -
Director/Board Member -
Director/Board Member -
Director/Board Member -
Private Equity Investor 2021-03-31
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Training of Richard Peretz

Goizueta Business School-Emory Masters Business Admin
University of Texas at San Antonio Undergraduate Degree

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100 +

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Linked companies

Listed companies4
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC.

Transportation

THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.

Distribution Services

IRIS ACQUISITION CORP

Finance

ELECTRIC LAST MILE SOLUTIONS, INC.

Consumer Durables

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First International Bancorp, Inc. (Connecticut)

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Transportation

American Red Cross, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter

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Technology Services

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Altus Power, Inc.

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