Peter Largen

Chief Technology Officer at MOTOR Information Systems

Location: Greater Detroit Area
Industry: Information Technology and Services

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Peter Largen's Overview

Current

Chief Technology Officer at MOTOR Information Systems
Advisor & Founding Investor at Automotive DNA, LLC

Past

Chief Marketing Officer at Jentro Technologies GmbH
Chief Operating Officer at CenterPost Communications
Founder & Principal at Largen Consulting

Vice President, Operations at AutoNation
President & Chief Operating Officer at DriveLogic Inc.
Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at CCC Information Services Inc.
Interim Chief Executive Officer at ChoiceParts LLC
Senior Vice President, Product Development at CCC Information Services Inc.
Vice President, Operations at Hollander, Inc.
Founder & Principal at Sales Master Systems, Inc.

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Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Connections

355 connections

Websites

Proven Strategist, Change Agent, and Driving Force for Aggressive Market Share Gains, Revenue Growth, and Increased Shareholder Value

Results-driven executive with expertise leading multi-million dollar international growth initiatives grounded solidly on business and economic value. Influential leader with intrinsic talent for conceptualizing and communicating vision. Demonstrated ability to build new businesses and peak-performing teams. In-depth understanding of technology with specialization in high-volume transaction processing and proprietary information services. Solid in all core business functions – product development, sales & marketing, operations, and finance.

Specialties

Strategic Planning & Execution; New Product Development & Launch; Product & Brand Management; Joint Ventures, Alliances & Partnerships; Fundraising, Mergers, Acquisitions & IPO; Information Technology & Professional Services

Chief Technology Officer

MOTOR Information Systems

Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry

February 2010 – Present (3 years 4 months)

MOTOR Information Systems is the leader in aftermarket information solutions for vehicles. Founded in 1903, MOTOR products include targeted, timely and accurate data to help our customers achieve their business goals. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, MOTOR is a unit of Hearst Business Media, an operating group of Hearst Corporation.

Advisor & Founding Investor

Automotive DNA, LLC

December 2006 – Present (6 years 6 months)

Venture capital fund to develop technology benefiting North American automotive recyclers

Chief Marketing Officer

Jentro Technologies GmbH

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry

January 2008 – January 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Location-based mobile software and services including turn-by-turn navigation, traffic, search, and advertising deployed on handsets and portable navigation devices across three continents

Chief Operating Officer

CenterPost Communications

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry

April 2005 – May 2007 (2 years 2 months)

Hosted and managed software-as-a-service multi-channel communications platform used by Fortune 1000 companies (United Airlines, Caremark, Capital One, Farmers Insurance) to acquire, care for, grow and retain customers via automated voice, email, fax, and text messaging

Founder & Principal

Largen Consulting

Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry

January 2002 – April 2005 (3 years 4 months)

Strategic and technical consulting to companies developing and deploying software products and services

Vice President, Operations

AutoNation

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; AN; Automotive industry

January 2003 – July 2003 (7 months)

Nation's largest automotive retailer with $20 billion in sales from new & used vehicles, finance, insurance, service, parts, and collision repair at 370 new vehicle franchises representing 35 manufacturers at 280 locations in 17 states (NYSE: AN)

President & Chief Operating Officer

DriveLogic Inc.

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry

July 2000 – December 2001 (1 year 6 months)

President & Chief Operating Officer | 2001
Vice President, Product Management | 2000

A subsidiary of CCC Information Services Inc. (NASDAQ:CCCG) providing Internet and wireless technology solutions to simplify information flow and reduce automotive property & casualty claims cycle time

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

CCC Information Services Inc.

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry

January 2000 – December 2001 (2 years)

Market leader with $200 million in sales from software, hardware, information services and outsourcing for the automotive insurance claims, automotive collision repair, and automotive consumer marketing industries, with 25,000 subscribed end-users generating over 1,000,000 network transactions per day (NASDAQ: CCCG)

Interim Chief Executive Officer

ChoiceParts LLC

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry

January 2000 – July 2000 (7 months)

Internet-based virtual marketplace founded by CCC Information Services Inc. (NASDAQ:CCCG), Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP), and Reynolds and Reynolds (NYSE: REY) to optimize the auto parts supply chain for the 24,000 North American franchised auto retailers and 50,000 collision repair facilities

Senior Vice President, Product Development

CCC Information Services Inc.

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry

September 1992 – December 1999 (7 years 4 months)

Senior Vice President, Product Management & Engineering | 1996 – 1999
Vice President, Product Management & Engineering | 1994 – 1996
Director, Database Development | 1992 – 1994

Market leader with $200 million in sales from software, hardware, information services and outsourcing for the automotive insurance claims, automotive collision repair, and automotive consumer marketing industries, with 25,000 subscribed end-users generating over 1,000,000 network transactions per day (NASDAQ: CCCG)

Vice President, Operations

Hollander, Inc.

Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry

November 1986 – September 1992 (5 years 11 months)

Vice President, Operations | 1989 – 1992
Director, Operations | 1988 – 1989
Development Manager | 1986 – 1988

Premier publisher of automobile parts interchange information, and leading North American salvage yard management software manufacturer and hardware reseller

Founder & Principal

Sales Master Systems, Inc.

June 1984 – November 1986 (2 years 6 months)

Custom system design, implementation, and support of multi-location retail point-of-sale, inventory control, and financial management systems

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

BA, College of Liberal Arts

1980 – 1984

School of Architecture, Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 1980-1983

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Presidential Scholar, Aliss Foundation Merit Scholarship

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Invited Speaker for International Autobody Congress & Exhibition (NACE), eAutoWorld, Collision Industry Conference, Insurance Industry Advisory Council, MOTOR Advisory Council, CCC Industry Conference, Automotive Recycler Users Groups, and National and Regional Automotive Recycler Association Conventions. Continuing Education in Executive Media Training, Deposition Training, Performance Management, Project Management, Software Development Methodology.