Larry Fox
Larry Fox has been Chairman and CEO of Fox Technology, a private equity management and investment firm since 1997. Fox acquired Allied Molded Products in 2008. Mr. Fox’s career began in 1978 as an Industrial Engineer trainee for Hobart Corporation. His primary responsibility at Hobart was the implementation of an inventory control system at their Troy, Ohio facility. In 1979 Mr. Fox taught himself to program computers and founded Micro Manufacturing Systems (MMS) to develop and sell ERP software to the manufacturing industry.
MMS became Symix Systems and became the leading provider of ERP software for the mid-market manufacturing market. In 1991 Mr. Fox led the team that took Symix public and positioned the company for accelerated growth. Mr. Fox retired as CEO in 2000 at which time Symix had more then 1000 employees and revenue of over $125M. Symix merged with Mapics, Inc. in 2002, which was then acquired by Infor Global Solutions. Symix’s software is currently in use in over 10,000 manufacturing facilities around the world.
In 1998 Fox acquired Alkon Corporation, a manufacturer of concrete batch controls and related technology, based in Dublin, Ohio. Alkon Corp. became CommandAlkon and the undisputed global industry leader in the concrete automation market. CommandAlkon was sold to a European private equity firm in 2005 and continues to be the industry leader.
Mr. Fox has been active in the community and professional organizations. He is the former Chairman of the Columbus chapter of YPO and member of the international board of directors. He has served on the Boards of United Way of Franklin County, The Boys and Girls Club of Columbus, The Society to Prevent Blindness and The Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Fox served eight years as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Columbus College of Art and Design. He was also appointed by the Mayor to a six year term on the Columbus Development Commission.
He has also been recognized for his business accomplishments receiving numerous awards including Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business Young Professional Achievement Award and The Buckeye Boys Ranch Business Person of the Year. He has been recognized by the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year as well as the Chamber of Commerce Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year programs.
Mr. Fox holds a BS from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton and lives with his wife and three children in Sarasota, Florida.
