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Tony is Empire Merchants’ Chief Operating Officer. Tony led the effort to consolidate Empire’s multiple warehouses with the implementation of a software system and a process-improvement plan that enables Empire to ship over 8.5 million cases annually. Prior to joining Empire, Tony was the Executive Vice President of Peerless Importers (1999—2007) and is a third-generation family member. At Peerless, Tony led Sales and Operations, implemented a state-of-the-art carton sortation system and an Oracle ERP system, and was instrumental in the consolidation at Peerless of several global Wine and Spirit suppliers. Prior to his role as Executive Vice President of Peerless Importers, Tony was an investment banker at Furman Selz, LLC and Bear, Stearns & Co., specializing in mergers and acquisitions, as well as debt and equity financings. Tony received a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in accounting and finance from New York University.