Equipment Rental President Retires From Hertz

Hertz has announced that Gerald A. Plescia, president, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), has retired from the company.

January 25, 2011

Park Ridge, NJ - Hertz has announced that Gerald A. Plescia, president, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), has retired from the company. Mark P. Frissora, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, assumes temporary senior management responsibility for HERC until a successor is named after an internal and external search. Hertz expects to conclude the search within the next 90 days.

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