“Gary keeps a watchful eye over Finance, but he’s also the first to jump in and assist other departments bringing in a different perspective. He’s taught us to take time to work on our business and not get mired in the details of our business.”

-Phil

The Agency > Team >Gary Torpey

Vice President of Finance

Channeling over 13 years of financial expertise in the advertising & public relations world, Gary has brought the agency forward in all of their financial reporting and procedures, as well as overseeing the information technology systems. As a Vice President of Finance having both large and small shop experience, Gary understands the changing needs of financial reporting and analysis and delivers the necessary tools to the senior team to allow them to make the right strategic decisions. Capitalizing on his experience from Arnold Worldwide, Gary goes beyond the numbers and offers strategic counsel on all operations of the firm. Painting a clear picture of the future operations and profitability is a major focus that Gary sees as being crucial for any firm to not only survive, but more importantly to succeed.

Favorite Thing About PAN:

The people. High energy, fun intelligent crowd. You just can’t beat the atmosphere and passion at PAN.

Media outlet that keeps me most informed:

I tend to get everything online. My Yahoo page provides me links to the many finance and news related outlets.

Perspective on PR:

Even though results are not always easily measured, it's great when we can see how our work positively impacts our clients. Additionally, in today’s economy, it is very motivating to see more and more companies understand and reap the benefit of PR over traditional advertising.