Peter Karmanos, Jr. (born in Detroit, Michigan) is the CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Plymouth Whalers and Florida Everblades hockey franchises. Born into a Greek immigrant family, Karmanos did not start speaking English until he was in grade school. 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.