Ernest Barbella

An experienced professional in the retail food industry, Ernest Barbella has held executive management positions with several diverse companies, including Hills Supermarkets, Wakefern Food Corporation, and the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Ernest Barbella began his professional career in retail food in 1964. From a position as an Assistant Store Manager with Daitch Shopwell Supermarkets, Ernest Barbella quickly moved into higher positions of management in the industry. Notably, while serving as Vice President and General Manager of the New York region for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Ernest Barbella oversaw a retail operation valued at 2 billion dollars. In that capacity, Ernest Barbella was responsible for company finances, merchandising, advertising, personal administration, and other matters. During the course of his versatile career, Ernest Barbella also established a spice manufacturing company in Qingdao, China, and previously served as the owner of five supermarkets on Long Island, New York. Ernest Barbella is a 1962 graduate of City College of New York, Baruch College. While earning his degree, Ernest Barbella was elected as President of the Foreign Trade Association. Upon receiving a full scholarship from the Gerber Products Company, Ernest Barbella pursued a higher education at Cornell University. He studied under Professor Wendell Earl as a major in Food Marketing and Agricultural Economics. In 1964, he earned his Master of Science. Currently residing in Syosset, New York, Ernest Barbella lives with his wife of 47 years and is a member of Saint Edwards the Confessor Church.