Highlighting industry’s leading men
Peter Ferri
Mike Martino
For more than 40 years, Peter Ferri has been a noteworthy leader in the retail construction industry. As founder, President and CEO of the Hunter Building Corp., Peter oversees a firm with 80-plus years of collective experience in retail and commercial construction projects, including office spaces, restaurants and hospitality. Specializing in build-outs, remodels, ground-up construction and project management, Hunter Building Group serves the entire US and North America. Before starting the company in 2007, Peter cut his teeth on the retail side of the industry working with TJX Corp. and General Nutrition Centers, where he was responsible for building more than 500 store locations in one year. Driven by his extreme passion for excellence, he takes pride in providing the finest results to his retail and restaurant clients. Through his leadership, which focuses on a devotion to knowledge, integrity and excellence, Peter has built a company filled with customers that continue to turn to him and his team for guidance and support.
Mike Martino was hooked after building his first store in 1982, saying retail is animated architecture where the store’s wares come alive in the design. Spending 25-plus years as a Construction Manager, he moved from cookie cutter Thom McAn shoe stores to European salons, where scaling down a designer’s pricey visions was a delicate process. After a few years off the grid, he jumped back into retail on the owner side with Michael Kors (now Capri Holdings), where there’s less subcontractor management and more strategizing. Between his value engineering expertise and a side venture called Urnaments, doing more with less became Mike’s unique skill set. Technology did the rest. For someone who used slide rulers in Brooklyn Tech and NJIT in the ’70s, Mike relishes the wonderful construction management tools that are now available and credits his colleagues—creative young architects and designers—who introduced him to them. They make managing MK, Jimmy Choo and Versace retail projects much more streamlined and efficient. Blending old style project management with the new.
President & CEO Hunter Building Corp.
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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — ISSUE 11, 2021
Senior CM/Store Development North America Capri Holdings Limited
