Tony Aquila

Tony Aquila (born October 1964) is an American businessman.[1] He is the founder and former chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings, a technology company that provides risk and asset management software and services to the automotive industry, as well as the property and casualty insurance industry.[2][3][4][5]

Tony Aquila
Tony Aquila - founder, chairman and CEO of Solera
Born
Anthony Aquila

October 1964
Richmond, CA
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFounder, Chairman and CEO
EmployerSolera Holdings, Inc. (Former)
Spouse(s)Shelly Aquila
Children3
Awards2013 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Technology

Aquila is a serial entrepreneur and an inventor with over 100 patents. He is also a dealmaker with over 70 transactions worth $15 billion in transaction value.[6] Aquila is also chairman of Sportradar, a provider of sports data intelligence.[7]

In 2013, Aquila received the Ernst & Young’s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Technology category,[8] the same year in which Aquila was recognized as the highest-paid chief executive in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.[9] Prior to founding Solera, Aquila served in executive positions with Mitchell International, Inc., Ensera, Inc. and MaxMeyer."[10][11]

Early life

Aquila was born in Richmond, California to an immigrant and military family.[12] After dropping out of high school, Aquila worked at his uncle's body shop sweeping floors and replacing windshields, and later joined the United States Army.[4][12][13][14]

Business career

Solera Holdings, Inc.

Since founding the company in 2005, Aquila served as the chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings until his departure in May 2019.[10][15]

Mitchell International, Inc.

Aquila is the former president and chief operating officer of Mitchell International, Inc., a company that provides claims estimating and communications software to insurance carriers. Aquila joined Mitchell in 2001 after it had acquired Ensera.[10][11][16]

Ensera, Inc.

Aquila was founder and CEO of Ensera, Inc., a claims workflow software company for the vehicle insurance and collision industry.[17]

MaxMeyer America, Inc.

Prior to Ensera, Aquila was founder and CEO of MaxMeyer America, Inc. (a subsidiary of MaxMeyer Duco, SPA, Italy), an importer and distributor of European automotive refinishing products. In 1997, PPG Industries acquired MaxMeyer Duco, SPA.[10][11][16]

References
  1. "Leadership Team | Solera". www.solerainc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  2. "Solera Holdings Announces Jeffrey R. Tarr as New CEO | Solera". www.solera.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. "10-Q SEC Filling".
  4. "CEO Goes From Garage to Running a $5B Auto Co". Bloomberg. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  5. Huetter, John (2019-06-04). "Aquila describes decision to leave Solera, gives full support to new CEO Tarr". Repairer Driven News. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. Releases, Business Wire News (2019-06-05). "Tony Aquila Retires from Solera Holdings | Financial Post". Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  7. "Sportradar announces appointment of new chairman Tony Aquila with the addition of three international members". Sportradar. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. "EYVoice: Team First Mentality Wins with Solera Holdings". Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  9. "Dallas-Fort Worth's top execs pocketed fat pay packages in 2013". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  10. "United States SEC Filings Form S-1". SEC. United States Securities and Exchange Commission. February 12, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  11. "Tony Aquila - Executive Bio, Compensation History, and Contacts - Equilar Atlas". people.equilar.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  12. "AGRR: Tony Aquila: "I Saw It as the Perfect Deal"". Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  13. "Breakfast With: Tony Aquila – D Magazine". www.dmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  14. "Tony Aquila | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  15. "Tony Aquila Retires from Solera Holdings". www.businesswire.com. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  16. "GTCR Announces Partnership with Tony Aquila to Form Solera | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  17. myfirstclasslife (2015-04-16). "The 10 Highest Paid Tech CEOs". Retrieved 2016-07-15.


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