Peter karmanos jr biography

Peter Karmanos Jr. is an American businessman who was most recently the minority owner and alternate governor of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise until June 30, 2021.
Peter Karmanos Jr. (born March 11, 1943) is an American businessman who was most recently the minority owner and alternate governor of the.
Peter Karmanos Jr. (born March 11, 1943) was raised in Detroit in a Greek household, the oldest of three siblings, in a family that owned a small restaurant.

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Born:	Mar 11, 1943	Hometown:	Detroit, Michigan
National Team:	United States	Current Status:	Carolina Hurricanes (Former Owner)
Known For:	Stanley Cup Champion

Peter Karmanos Jr. (born March 11, 1943) was raised in Detroit in a Greek household, the oldest of three siblings, in a family that owned a small restaurant. A savvy businessman in his early days, Karmanos and two partners created Compuware, a software company. In his time with the founded business, he served as CEO, an executive chairman, and later on a consultant. His adventures with the business transitioned into the world of hockey, where he and fellow partner Thomas Thewes co-founded a hockey program in Detroit. When the Ontario Hockey League expanded, Karmanos and Thewes earned a franchise for Detroit, which they gave the name the Windsor Compuware Spitfires.

With the team undergoing several re-brands, from the Detroit Junior Red Wings to the Detroit Whalers, to the eventual relocation to Plymouth and renaming to the Plymouth Whalers, Karmanos sold the team to the Flint’s Perani

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CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Plymouth Whalers and Florida Everblades hockey franchises, on June 7, 2011, he announced that he will relinquish the CEO position on June 20 to become executive chairman. Born into a Greek immigrant family, he graduated from Wayne State University and founded Compuware, a software company based in Detroit in 1973, with two partners, Thomas Thewes and Allen Cutting. He attended Wayne State University in Detroit, before pursuing his fascination with business and technology. Getting the company to where it is today, however, has not always been so simple. Flashback to 1973, when Pete sat in his dining room with his two buddies and gambled. The stakes were higher than he could?ve imagined at the time, because with $3,000 each in tax-return money, Pete and his friends formed Compuware, a company that would become a worldwide leader in delivering technology value to customers. They wanted to build ??a 20-to-25 person company that would be a fun place to work.? Instead, they created Detroit?s technology giant, with more t

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Peter Karmanos Jr. (born March 11, 1943) is an American businessman who was most recently the minority owner and alternate governor of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise until June 30, 2021. He served as their principal owner from 1994 (when the Hurricanes were the Hartford Whalers) to 2018. He also owned the Plymouth Whalers junior ice hockey club from its establishment in 1990 until 2015, and was the majority owner of the Florida Everblades from 1998 to 2019.

Early life

Karmanos Jr. was born in Detroit, the oldest of three children of a Greek immigrant family who owned a small restaurant in Detroit. Karmanos attended Henry Ford High School and graduated from Wayne State University in 1973. Soon after leaving college he founded software company Compuware with two partners, Thomas Thewes and Allen Cutting. Karmanos served as Compuware's CEO until June 20, 2011, when he became executive chairman. Karmanos retired from Compuware on March 31, 2013, but maintained a consultant role within the company. Compuware terminated his post-retirement consu