* Co-Founder Peter Karmanos, Jr., Moves to Executive Chairman of the Board
* Bob Paul Named Chief Executive Officer
* Joseph Angileri Joins Compuware as President and Chief Operating Officer
Co-founder Peter Karmanos, Jr. will serve the organization as Executive Chairman of the Board. Karmanos founded the company in 1973 and has lead Compuware through nearly four decades of growth, profitability and success. Among his many accomplishments, Karmanos grew Compuware to a successful IPO in 1992, led the organization to worldwide expansion beginning in the late 1980s and closely guided the design and construction of the company's state-of-the-art world headquarters in Detroit. Click here for a complete biography of Mr. Karmanos.
CEO Bob Paul joined the company in 2004 through its acquisition of Covisint and was most recently Compuware's President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he has since 2008 led the company's products and services operations, as well as a number of other key operational, strategy and marketing functions. As the company's top executive, Paul will build on his track record of delivering profitable growth by providing daily and strategic guidance for all Compuware operations.
President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Angileri joins Compuware from his role as Managing Partner of Deloitte's Michigan region. A 19-year partner at Deloitte, Angileri has more than 25 years experience providing strategic tax, financial advisory and corporate finance services to clients. In his new role at Compuware, he will assume responsibility for the finance, administration, legal and human resources functions. Over time, Angileri will expand his responsibilities over selected business units.
These changes are effective June 20, 2011.
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