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Lars Perkins started his new role on April 12, a spokesperson told Mainebiz.
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Lars Perkins
Perkins comes to the position after a career in software dating back to an enterprise company he took public in the 1990s.
Since then, Perkins has served as the founding partner and managing partner of Idealab s Boston incubator, where he launched Picasa, a well-known company that produced software for digital photography.
After selling Picasa to Google in 2004, he joined the Menlo Park, Calif.-based internet giant for two years, including a year as director of product management, according to his LinkedIn profile. He is also a certified flight instructor.