Peric served as the founding editor of the HARDI magazine (under a different name) from June 2005 to August 2011.

“I’m delighted to be back,” said Peric. “The issues that affect the HVAC distribution industry and HARDI are both challenging and scintillating to cover in this ever-more complex world. It’s fun and challenging to write about it.”

Peric has spent most of his adult career as a journalist. He was a reporter in Washington, District of Columbia, and served as an editor at various publications in northeast Ohio, including a stint as business editor on a daily newspaper.

Peric is also a businessperson and author. He started Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based Galileo Communications Inc. in 1996, offering editorial and public relations consulting.

“Tom is the best editor I’ve ever worked with, which includes my time in other industries before coming to HARDI, and I can’t wait to see what he is able to do with our magazine,” Talbot Gee, HARDI executive vice president and COO, said. “The launch of Distribution Center Magazine couldn’t have gone much better over the last 2.5 years but it’s now ready to grow again and step up to another level with Tom’s leadership.”