ESTERO, Fla., Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hertz Global
Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) has announced that its Hertz Equipment Rental
Corporation (HERC) business has recently added two new members to
its senior leadership team as the business continues with plans to
become an independent company by mid-2016.
Barbara Brasier has joined
HERC as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
effective November 9, 2015.
Brasier will oversee HERC's global Finance function, including
accounting, analysis, audit services, budgeting, control, planning,
tax, treasury and reporting. In addition, Brasier will play a
lead role in positioning HERC in the capital markets and developing
relationships with banks, ratings agencies, institutional investors
and financial analysts.
Brasier joins HERC with 35 years of experience in finance and a
career that has spanned diverse roles across public accounting,
paper-goods, machinery and industrial-equipment and
food-manufacturing industries. Most recently, Brasier was
Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasury, for Mondelez
International, Inc., a $30+ billion food company comprising the
global snacking and food brands that were spun off from the former
Kraft Foods Inc.
Maryann Waryjas has joined
HERC as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective
November 11, 2015.
Waryjas will lead all aspects of HERC's global Legal function,
including contractual- and transaction-related legal activities and
regulatory and litigation matters. In addition, Waryjas will
oversee HERC's corporate governance and statutory reporting
requirements leading up to and after HERC becoming a standalone
public company.
Waryjas joins HERC with more than 30 years of experience in the
legal profession, including as an attorney and partner with
prominent national law firms. She has extensive experience
representing businesses in the construction, manufacturing,
technology, infrastructure, maritime, financial services, global
distribution, consumer products, defense and energy
industries. Most recently, Waryjas was Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Great Lakes Dredge
& Dock Corporation, a leading provider of dredging and marine
engineering services.
"I am thrilled to welcome Barb and Maryann to HERC," said
Larry H. Silber, President and Chief
Executive Officer, HERC. "Their diverse and relevant career
experience, extraordinary subject matter expertise and demonstrated
business acumen greatly strengthen our leadership team. With
Barb and Maryann on board, HERC now has a full C-level team with
substantial managerial and governance experience to execute its
growth plan and remains on track for its mid-2016 separation from
Hertz Global Holdings.
"Just as important to building our C-suite team, over the past
five months we have added considerable depth and breadth to our
senior management team with approximately 20 highly experienced and
industry-knowledgeable staff joining HERC in field operations,
sales, IT, finance and other business-critical roles. Also,
we have engaged Huron Consulting Group, a leading provider of
business consulting services, to partner with our Program
Management Office to help keep us oriented toward a successful
separation and for our long-term future as a standalone
company."
About Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation
Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation (www.hertzequip.com) – a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings since 1965 – operates one of
the world's largest equipment rental businesses, offering a diverse
line of equipment and tools for rent and sale. Products
include aerial lifts, air compressors and tools, earthmoving
equipment and power generators, forklifts and material handling
equipment, pumps, and trucks and trailers. Hertz Equipment also
offers programs and equipment through its customer programs for
Aerial, Energy, Entertainment, Government, HERC360 Fleet
Management, Industrial Plants, National Accounts and Safety. With
approximately 260 branch locations in the
United States and Canada,
along with more than 20 international branches or franchise
locations, Hertz Equipment Rental offers daily, weekly, monthly and
long-term rentals, tools and supplies, as well as new and used
equipment for sale.
About Hertz Global Holdings
Hertz Global Holdings
operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental brands
in more than 10,300 corporate and licensee locations throughout
approximately 150 countries in North
America, Europe, Latin America,
Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle
East and New Zealand. Hertz Global Holdings 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 Global Holdings apart from the competition.
Additionally, Hertz Global Holdings owns the vehicle leasing and
fleet management leader Donlen Corporation and sells vehicles
through its Rent2Buy program. The Company also owns Hertz Equipment
Rental Corporation ("HERC"), one of the largest equipment rental
businesses with approximately 280 locations worldwide, including
franchise locations, 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 Global Holdings, visit:
www.hertz.com.
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