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Peter Latta

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
Since joining A. Duie Pyle in 1985, Peter Latta has held a number of leadership roles, currently serving as Chairman & CEO. Over the past 34 years, he has been part of a leadership team that has guided the company’s growth from a Philadelphia area Less-Than-Truckload Common Carrier with annual revenue of $11 million to the Northeast’s leading asset-based supply chain service provider with 2019 revenues of $500 million. Today, Peter’s focus is on strategic planning, real estate matters, tax and financial planning, perpetuating the company culture, business continuity and succession planning. He also works in conjunction with Pyle’s independent board of directors to ensure that A. Duie Pyle remains a privately owned family business by establishing the foundation for a successful transition to the next generation of ownership and family leadership.

Peter currently serves on the board of directors of a family owned $1.7 billion nationwide transportation business.
Prior to his position with A. Duie Pyle, Peter practiced law with McNees, Wallace & Nurick in Harrisburg, PA, and worked as a CPA for Greenawalt & Company and Asher & Asher in Philadelphia. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware, and earned his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1983.
Peter and his wife Robin have four children and three grandchildren. Interests outside of work include tending to his vegetable garden & fruit trees, raising beef cattle and pigs, and hunting wild pheasants and ruffed grouse with his German Shorthair Pointers.

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