• HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 9.83 M
    Mr. Frissora has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Corporation and Hertz since January 1, 2007, and as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Corporation and Hertz since July 2006. Prior to joining the Corporation and Hertz, Mr. Frissora served as Chief Executive Officer of Tenneco Inc. from November 1999 to July 2006 and as President of the automotive operations of Tenneco Inc. from April 1999 to July 2006. He also served as the Chairman of Tenneco from March 2000 to July 2006. From 1996 to April 1999, he held various positions within Tenneco Inc.'s automotive operations, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the worldwide original equipment business. Previously Mr. Frissora served as a Vice President of Aeroquip Vickers Corporation from 1991 to 1996. In the 15 years prior to joining Aeroquip Vickers, he served for 10 years with General Electric and five years with Philips Lighting Company in management roles focusing on product development and marketing. He is a director of NCR Corporation, where he serves on its compensation committee. Mr. Frissora is 52 years old.
    Total Compensation: $ 957,626.00
    Ms. Douglas has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since October 2007 and as the Treasurer of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since July 2006. Ms. Douglas served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Hertz and Hertz Holdings from August 2007 until October 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Ms. Douglas served as Treasurer of Coty Inc. from December 1999 until July 2006. Previously, Ms. Douglas served as an Assistant Treasurer of Nabisco from June 1995 until December 1999. She also served in various financial services capacities for 12 years at Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase). Ms. Douglas is a CPA and spent three years early in her career in public accounting.
    Joseph F. Eckroth, Jr. - Chief Information Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Eckroth has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since June 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Mr. Eckroth served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of New Century Financial Corporation from July 2005 through June 2007. Prior to joining New Century Financial, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Mattel, Inc. from August 2000 through July 2005. Previously, Mr. Eckroth served as General Manager and Chief Information Officer for two General Electric business units, GE Medical Systems and GE Industrial Systems, from November 1996 through August 2000.
    J. Jeffrey Zimmerman - General Counsel
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Zimmerman has served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since December 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Mr. Zimmerman served Tenneco Inc. in various positions from January 2000 through November 2007, most recently as Vice President, Law. Prior to joining Tenneco, Mr. Zimmerman was engaged in the private practice of law from August 1984 to December 1999, most recently as a partner in the law firm of Jenner & Block.
    Joseph R. Nothwang - Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ 3.28 M
    Mr. Nothwang has served as the Executive Vice President and President of Vehicle Rental and Leasing, The Americas and Pacific, of Hertz since January 2000 and as the Executive Vice President and President of Vehicle Rental and Leasing, The Americas and Pacific, of Hertz Holdings since June 2006. From September 1995 until December 1999 he was Executive Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Car Rental Operations, of Hertz. From August 1993 until August 1995 he was Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Car Rental Operations, of Hertz. Prior to that he was Division Vice President, Region Operations, of Hertz since 1985. He served in various other operating positions with Hertz between 1976 and 1985.
    Gerald A. Plescia - Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ 2.53 M
    Mr. Plescia has served as the Executive Vice President and President, HERC, of Hertz since July 1997 and as the Executive Vice President and President, HERC, of Hertz Holdings since June 2006. From September 1991 until June 1997, he served as Division Vice President, Field Operations, HERC, of Hertz and has served in various other operations and financial positions with us since 1979.
    Michel Taride - Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ 3.09 M
    Mr. Taride has served as the Executive Vice President and President, Hertz Europe Limited, of Hertz since January 2004 and as Executive Vice President and President, Hertz Europe Limited, of Hertz Holdings since June 2006. From January 2003 until December 2003, he served as Vice President and President, Hertz Europe Limited. From April 2000 until December 2002, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Rent A Car, Hertz Europe Limited. From July 1998 to March 2000, he was General Manager, Rent A Car France and HERC Europe. Previously, he served in various other operating positions in Europe from 1980 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1998.
    LeighAnne G. Baker - Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Baker has served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since April 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Ms. Baker served as Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources for The Reynolds & Reynolds Company from September 2005 through March 2007. Prior to joining Reynolds & Reynolds, she served as Director of Human Resources, Global Automotive Business, and in various strategic human resources and operational roles for The Timken Company from June 1981 through August 2005.
    Carl T. Berquist - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Berquist has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since November 2006. Mr. Berquist joined Marriott International, Inc. in December 2002 as Executive Vice President, Financial Reporting and Enterprise Risk Management. He also serves as Chief Accounting Officer of Marriott International. Prior to joining Marriott, Mr. Berquist was a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP. During his 28-year career with Arthur Andersen, Mr. Berquist held numerous leadership positions covering the management of the business as well as various operational roles, including managing partner of the worldwide real-estate and hospitality practice. His last position was managing partner of the mid-Atlantic region which included five offices from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Berquist is a board member of several private companies. Mr. Berquist is 57 years old.
    Total Compensation: $ 8.49 M
    Brian J. Kennedy - Divisional Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Kennedy has served as Hertz's Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales since February 1988 and as the Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, of Hertz Holdings since June 2006. From May 1987 through January 1988, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Hertz's Car Rental Division, prior to which, from October 1983, he served as Senior Vice President, Marketing for Hertz.
    Total Compensation: $ 4.06 M
    Charles L. Shafer - Divisional Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Shafer has served as the Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance & Administration for Hertz since January 2003 and as the Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance & Administration of Hertz Holdings since June 2006. From February 1998 until December 2002, he had served as Vice President and President, Hertz Europe Limited. From January 1991 until January 1998, he was Division Vice President, Western Region Rent A Car Operations for Hertz. He served in various other operating positions with Hertz from 1966 to 1990.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Sleeper served as a director of the Corporation from August to September 2005 and has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since December 2005. Mr. Sleeper is a financial principal of CD&R, which he joined in 2000. Prior to joining CD&R, he was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Investment Banking Area. He has also been employed by Tiger Management. He has served as a director of Culligan Ltd. since October 2004 and as a director of U.S. Foodservice since July 2007. Mr. Sleeper is 34 years old.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Ledford has served as a director of the Corporation since September 2005 and of Hertz since December 2005. Mr. Ledford is a Managing Director of The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle"). Mr. Ledford joined Carlyle in 1988 and is currently head of the firm's Automotive and Transportation practice. He led the firm's investments in Horizon Lines Holdings Corporation, Grand Vehicle Works Holdings Corporation and Piedmont/Hawthorne Holdings Inc. From 1991 to 1997, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Reilly Corp., a former Carlyle portfolio company that was successfully sold in September 1997. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Ledford was Director of Capital Leasing for MCI Communications. Mr. Ledford serves on the Boards of Directors of Allison Transmission, AxleTech International Holdings, Inc. and United Components Inc. Mr. Ledford is 50 years old.
    George A. Bitar - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Bitar has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since December 2005. Mr. Bitar is a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity Division ("MLGPE"), where he serves as Co-Head of the U.S. Region, and a Managing Director in Merrill Lynch Global Partners, Inc., the Manager of ML Global Private Equity Fund, L.P., a proprietary private equity fund. Prior to joining MLGPE, Mr. Bitar was a Vice President in the High Yield Finance and Restructuring Group of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") where he worked for four years. Mr. Bitar joined Merrill Lynch in 1991. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. and several private companies. Mr. Bitar is 43 years old.
    Robert F. End - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. End has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since December 2005. Since rejoining Merrill Lynch in 2004, Mr. End has been a Managing Director of MLGPE, where he serves as Co-Head of the U.S. Region, and a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Global Partners, Inc., the Manager of ML Global Private Equity Fund, L.P., a proprietary private equity fund. Previously, Mr. End was a founding Partner and Director of Stonington Partners Inc., a private equity firm established in 1994. Prior to leaving Merrill Lynch in 1994, Mr. End was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, the firm's private equity group. Mr. End joined Merrill Lynch in 1986 and worked in the Investment Banking Division before joining the private equity group in 1989. Mr. End is a director of NPC International, Inc. and several private companies. Mr. End is 52 years old.
    Barry H. Beracha - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Beracha has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since November 2006. He most recently served as Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of the Sara Lee Bakery Group, which was created when Sara Lee acquired The Earthgrains Company in 2001. Mr. Beracha retired from Sara Lee in June 2003. He also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Earthgrains Company, which was spun off from Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. in 1996. In 1967, Mr. Beracha joined Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc., and held various management positions of increasing responsibility within the company until the spin-off of Earthgrains in March 1996, prior to which he held the title of Vice President and Group Executive of Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. Mr. Beracha serves on the Board of Directors of Pepsi Bottling Group, where he is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and is a member of the Compensation and Management Committee and of the Audit and Affiliated Transactions Committee, which he chaired prior to becoming the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board in March 2007. Mr. Beracha retired from the Board of Directors of McCormick & Co., where he served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee, in March 2007. Since December 2005, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Louis University. Mr. Beracha is 66 years old.
    Henry C. Wolf - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Wolf has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since November 2006. Mr. Wolf served as Chief Financial Officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1993 until his retirement from Norfolk Southern in July 2007. Mr. Wolf held the title of Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern from 1998 until his retirement. From 1993 until 1998, he served as Executive Vice President of Finance of Norfolk Southern. He served as Norfolk Southern's Vice President of Taxation from 1991 until 1993, Assistant Vice President of Tax Counsel from 1984 until 1990, Senior Tax Counsel from 1983 until 1984, General Tax Attorney from 1976 until 1983 and Senior Tax Attorney from 1973 until 1976. Mr. Wolf is a director of AGL Resources, Inc., a NYSE-listed company in the natural gas industry, as well as the Chairman of its audit committee. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company. In addition, Mr. Wolf serves as Vice Rector of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary, and as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Mr. Wolf is 65 years old.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Bernasek has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since December 2006. Mr. Bernasek is a Principal of Carlyle, which he joined in 2000. Prior to that time, he held positions with Investcorp International, a private equity firm, and Morgan Stanley & Co., in its Investment Banking Division. Mr. Bernasek serves on the Board of Directors of Allison Transmission and AxleTech International Holdings, Inc. Mr. Bernasek is 35 years old.
    Anthony Fiore - Other Corporate Officer/Treasurer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Anthony Fiore, currently Staff Vice President, Global Tax, will serve as Treasurer on an interim basis, while maintaining his responsibilities overseeing the Companies' tax departments effective August 31, 2007.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Wasserman has served as a director of the Corporation since August 2005 and of Hertz since December 2005. Mr. Wasserman is a financial principal of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. ("CD&R"), which he joined in 1998. Prior to joining CD&R, he was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Principal Investment Area. He has also been employed by Fidelity Capital and as a management consultant. Mr. Wasserman serves on the Board of Directors of Culligan Ltd., ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. and ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited and formerly served as a director of Kinko's, Inc. and Covansys Corporation. Mr. Wasserman is 41 years old.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Durham has served as a director of the Corporation and Hertz since November 2006. Mr. Durham served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sabre, Inc., a NYSE-listed company providing information technology services to the travel industry, from October 1996, the date of Sabre, Inc.'s initial public offering, until October 1999. From March 1995 until July 1996, when Sabre was a subsidiary of AMR Corporation, he served as Sabre's President. Prior to his joining Sabre, Mr. Durham spent 16 years with American Airlines, serving as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of AMR Corporation and Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of American Airlines from October 1989 until he assumed the position of President of Sabre in March of 1995. Mr. Durham currently serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Asbury Automotive Group, a NYSE-listed company in the automotive retailing industry, as a member of the audit committee and board member of AGL Resources, Inc., a NYSE-listed company in the natural gas industry, as a board member and Chairman of the audit committee of Northwest Airlines Corporation and a board member of Acxiom Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed company in the customer information management industry. Mr. Durham also serves as a member of either the Boards of Directors or the Advisory Boards of a number of privately held corporations. Mr. Durham is 57 years old.
    George W. Tamke - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Tamke has served as Lead Director of the Corporation and Hertz since July 2006. Mr. Tamke served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and Hertz from December 2005 until July 2006. Mr. Tamke is an operating principal with CD&R. Prior to joining CD&R in 2000, he was an executive at Emerson Electric Co., a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, serving as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999 and as Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to February 2000. He has served as a director of Target Corporation since June 1999, as a director and Chairman of Culligan Ltd. since October 2004, as Chairman and a director of ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. since March 2007 and was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kinko's, Inc. Mr. Tamke is 60 years old.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.71 M
    Jatindar Kapur, CPA - Controller/Senior VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    On April 3, 2008, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Hertz Corporation, announced the appointment of Jatindar Kapur as the Companies' Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller, effective immediately. Mr. Kapur, age 49, joined Hertz in 1988 and, prior to his most recent position, he served for seven years as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hertz Europe, responsible for both car and equipment rental. He was promoted to that position after serving two years as Corporate Controller in Europe. Prior to his service in Europe, Mr. Kapur held various financial management positions in the North American vehicle rental business. Prior to joining Hertz, he spent eight years in the financial sector and joined the Company from Coopers & Lybrand. Additionally, Mr. Kapur holds a Bachelor's of Commerce degree (with Honors) from St. Xavier's College and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kapur is a Certified Public Accountant (Pennsylvania) and a Chartered Accountant (India).
    John A. Thomas - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Thomas has served as the Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain Management of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since September 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Mr. Thomas served as Group Senior Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing and Business Operations, for R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company from May 2003 through September 2007. Prior to joining R.R. Donnelley, Mr. Thomas worked with General Electric Company for 13 years in positions of increasing responsibility across multiple business units, including serving as General Manager, Global Supply Chain for the Aircraft Engines business from 2000 through 2003.
    Lois I. Boyd - Senior VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Boyd has served as the Senior Vice President, Process Improvement and Project Management of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since November 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Ms. Boyd served in a variety of senior leadership roles at Tenneco Inc. from April 1977 to November 2007, including Vice President and General Manager of Global Commercial Vehicle Systems and Specialty Markets, and Vice President, Global Program Management.
    Robert J. Stuart - Senior VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Stuart has served as the Senior Vice President, Global Sales, of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since December 2007. Prior to joining Hertz Holdings and Hertz, Mr. Stuart held various senior level sales and marketing positions with General Electric Company from July 2000 through December 2007, including General Manager, Consumer Lighting and Electrical Distribution; General Manager of Consumer Marketing for the Lighting business; and General Manager, Business Development, Sales and Marketing for the lighting business.