ESTERO, Fla., June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) ("Hertz") today announced that its Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation ("HERC") subsidiary has named
equipment rental industry veteran Bruce
Dressel as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of HERC. Mr.
Dressel, who will report to Larry
Silber, HERC President and CEO, is a key addition to HERC's
senior management team as it prepares to be separated from Hertz as
a stand-alone company.
"We are pleased to welcome Bruce to the HERC senior leadership
team," said Silber. "Bruce has proven experience growing businesses
in the equipment rental industry. He's a catalyst for growth, and I
am confident that his experience and leadership, together with our
existing team, will help us realize our growth strategy as well as
drive financial performance."
As COO of HERC, Mr. Dressel will focus on leading the sales and
operations teams and driving growth in North America. He brings with him deep
experience in the equipment rental industry and has more than 30
years in leadership and senior management roles. As President and
CEO of Sunbelt Rentals, he grew the company from 24 to 195
locations during his tenure there. Following Sunbelt, Mr. Dressel
was Chief Sales Officer for ADS, a provider of industry-leading
equipment and logistics support solutions to the Department of
Defense and federal agencies. Since 2013, Mr. Dressel has been
consulting within the equipment rental industry.
"I'm very pleased to join HERC," Mr. Dressel said. "I look
forward to working with the team to build a great future for the
organization."
About Hertz
Hertz operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental
brands in more than 10,300 corporate and licensee locations
throughout approximately 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 1,600 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, 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: www.hertz.com.
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