ESTERO, Fla., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) ("Hertz") today announced that its Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation ("HERC") subsidiary has named IT
veteran Richard Marani as its Chief
Information Officer (CIO), reporting to Larry Silber, President and CEO of HERC. Mr.
Marani joins HERC as part of its preparation for its separation
from Hertz as a stand-alone company.
"We are pleased to welcome Rich to the HERC senior leadership
team," said Silber. "Rich Marani has
a track record of delivering on business critical IT objectives and
overseeing successful information system transformations. He will
be an invaluable asset to HERC as we plan for our future. Rich has
already led an information technology team through a spin-off
transaction and brings executive-level IT experience to ensure that
our infrastructure enables our business plans."
Mr. Marani has more than 30 years of IT experience across
industrial products, construction equipment, aerospace, and
information technology businesses. As HERC CIO, Mr. Marani will
ensure that the Company has the proper technologies and systems in
place to support the planned separation and future growth. Mr.
Marani began his career at General Electric, transitioning into IT
and going on to become an Information Technology Leader. Following
a successful role at United Technologies, Mr. Marani joined
Ingersoll Rand Corporation in 2002 as Vice President of IT, where
he was responsible for the development and implementation of global
IT strategies. While there, he built out IT systems in advance of
the spin-off of the Construction Equipment division to Doosan
Infracore, leaving with the spin to assume the IT leadership role
at Doosan. After four years there he returned to Ingersoll in a
senior IT leadership role, responsible for global IT strategy for a
$3 billion sector of the Ingersoll
portfolio.
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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