Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 24, 2014

Interview with the Founder, Chairman and CEO: Solera Holdings, Inc. (SLH)

Aquila, Tony
Tony Aquila is Chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings, Inc., a company he founded in January 2005. As of November 24, 2014, Solera has a $3.6 billion-plus market capitalization, and a mission to bring about a digital evolution of risk and asset management for the automotive and property marketplace, including the P&C insurance industry. Mr. Aquila has a proven track record building manufacturing and software businesses for the global automotive and insurance industries. He is a passionate and successful inventor who holds several patents and was named EY’s National Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2013 in the Technology category. He strongly believes that everyone deserves a second chance and created the Solera LIFT — Life Is Full of Transformation — program to integrate into the company’s culture an uncommon approach to giving and philanthropy. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief overview of Solera's business?

Mr. Aquila: I founded Solera in 2005 to bring about a digital evolution of the insurance industry, starting with the