ESTERO, Fla., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) ("Hertz" or "the Company") today announced that Thomas Frese has been appointed Senior Vice President, Fleet and Procurement effective March 23, 2015. Mr. Frese reports to Tom Kennedy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Frese, who is responsible for the company's fleet operations and purchasing functions, had been with McKinsey & Company in the Chicago office for 14 years, the last seven years as a Principal and leader in the firm's North American Operations and Purchasing Practice. He has extensive experience driving performance transformation across operations, purchasing and strategy in the travel, transportation and automotive industries. Additionally, Mr. Frese led McKinsey's recruiting programs for the Chicago office. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a degree in Electrical Engineering from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany.
Tom Kennedy said, "We are pleased that Tom Frese has joined the Hertz team. He brings us vast experience across a wide range of industries designing and helping McKinsey clients successfully execute efficiency, purchasing, operational and strategic initiatives which have saved billions of dollars and created sustainable competitive advantages. Tom will help Hertz transform key areas of the business to generate significant, incremental shareholder and customer value."
ABOUT HERTZ
Hertz operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental brands in more than 10,800 corporate and licensee locations throughout 145 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. Hertz is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental company with more than 1,700 airport locations in the U.S. and more than 1,300 airport locations internationally. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, NeverLost®, Carfirmations, Mobile Wi-Fi and unique vehicles offered through the Adrenaline, Dream, Family, Fun, Green and Prestige Collections set Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, Hertz owns the vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation, operates the Hertz 24/7 hourly car rental business and sells vehicles through its Rent2Buy program. The company also owns Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), one of the largest equipment rental businesses with more than 350 locations worldwide offering a diverse line of equipment and tools for rent and sale. HERC primarily serves the construction, industrial, oil, gas, entertainment and government sectors. For more information about Hertz, visit: http://www.hertz.com.
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