Tony Aquila

Tony Aquila transitioned from Executive Chairman to Chief Executive Officer in April 2021. Mr. Aquila is the Founder, and former Chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings, Inc., a global technology company that develops next-generation solutions which manage and protect both businesses and consumers within the automotive, mobility, financial and cybersecurity industries in over 90 countries. Solera completed an initial public offering in 2007 at $16 per share and was sold in 2016 for approximately $56 per share. Mr. Aquila is also a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, and the recipient of the prestigious National EY Entrepreneur of The Year™ 2013 Technology Award.

Aquila took over as Canoo’s executive chairman as part of the SPAC merger late last year. Since then he has focused on moving the startup away from its original goal of creating an electric van that people would “subscribe” to and toward developing more truck-like vehicles for commercial fleets.