
Former Xerox and Tektronix President and Three-Time CEO
The operator behind the coach
Gerry Perkel brings a wealth of experience from his over 30 years of experience across multiple companies with several successful exits. He is known for being able to rapidly find the keys to creating success in businesses and assembling strong focused teams to deliver value creation across multiple market segments and geographies.
Gerry has a B.S. in Engineering from UCLA. He is married and a proud father to three successful adult daughters. Gerry is an avid golfer, having played 414 courses so far. He also enjoys traveling the world and has visited 39 countries so far.
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Working with Gerry
Gerry Perkel, Former Xerox and Tektronix President and Three-Time CEO, is especially valuable to CEOs focused on exit prep, leadership team build, and scaling operations, particularly in General Management and adjacent sectors.
Gerry Perkel brings a wealth of experience from his over 30 years of experience across multiple companies with several successful exits. He is known for being able to rapidly find the keys to creating success in businesses and assembling strong focused teams to deliver value creation across multiple market segments and geographies.
Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Gerry Perkel coaches CEOs the way a former operator coaches, focused on the decisions that actually move the business, the metrics that expose the truth, and the leadership behaviors that compound over time.
Gerry Perkel is based in the United States and works with CEOs across North America and internationally through 1:1 coaching, board observation, and on-site strategic offsites as part of the CEO Coaching International team.
Companies coached by CEO Coaching International for two or more years have averaged 22.8%/yr revenue growth and 37.5%/yr EBITDA growth, roughly 2-3x U.S. benchmarks. Gerry Perkel coaches to the same operating standard: measurable growth, real leverage on the CEO's calendar, and a leadership team that can execute without you.
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