Perry Plattus

Vice President of Supply Chain
Board of Directors

After graduation from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Political Economy of Natural Resources, Perry worked for a small independent waste disposal company, where he helped manage the employees and oversaw their recycling program. A few years later he answered his true calling by joining the US Navy. After completion of SEAL training, he was stationed in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor where he became proficient in all aspects of special warfare and tactics. Perry was one of four SEALs certified in piloting the SDV (SEAL Delivery Vehicle) for his platoon. Upon exiting the US Navy, Perry spent the next 20 years in law enforcement as a Motor Officer, SWAT team member, sniper and instructor for the Santa Rosa, California Police Department and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. Perry’s time management, organizational and people skills, together with his “can do, won’t fail” attitude set the standard for keeping Team Tukã focused on our mission. While he had never even heard of yerba mate, much less tried it, Perry is now a regular yerba mate drinker and is focused on making it a household word throughout North America and beyond.