New York City Real Estate Expo Energy Seminar Profile: Tom Torre, Panelist
Name: Tom Torre
Title: CFO & Vice President
Company: METRO Fuel Oil Corp.
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Family: Son, Thomas Jr.; daughter, Nicole
College: St. John's University
First job outside of real estate: Sold pretzels as a 10 year old
First job in real estate or allied field: CPA at Pete Marwick
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? METRO supplies and delivers bioheat, biodiesel, heating fuel, ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, natural gas and gasoline throughout the New York Metropolitan area and Long Island. Scheduled to open in First Quarter 2012, METRO is building one of the largest state-of-the-art advanced biodiesel production facilities in North America, adjacent to our Brooklyn location.
Hobbies: Tennis, watching sports, reading, playing with my dog, being with friends and family
Favorite book: "The Last Kingdom" by Bernard Cornwell
Favorite movie: "American Beauty"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Any self-made individual
Keys to success: Work hard, but enjoy it so it doesn't feel like work.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Dog walker
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