ESTERO, Fla., May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz
Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) ("Hertz or "the Company") today announced
that Eliana Zem has been appointed
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer,
effective June 30, 2015. Zem has
extensive executive-level experience leading HR functions and
business transformations at multi-national, consumer-facing brands
in the Consumer Financial and Beverages industries. This
experience includes nine years in her current role as Senior Vice
President, Human Resources at Diageo North America, a subsidiary of
the multi-national alcoholic beverages company. Zem will
report to Tom Sabatino, Senior
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative
Officer, and will serve on the Company's Executive Council.
Tom Sabatino said, "Eliana Zem is a seasoned and highly successful
HR executive who will lead a cultural transformation at Hertz
focused on engagement, alignment, performance management and
rewards at all levels of the Company. She has successfully
addressed the challenges facing a large-scale corporation operating
globally as it drives towards its full potential with a diverse,
multi-national workforce. We are pleased that Eliana has
chosen to apply her vast experience and knowledge to the
significant opportunities that lie ahead for Hertz."
About Eliana Zem
Zem currently serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources
at Diageo North America, a position she has held since 2006.
From 1998 until 2006, Zem served in HR roles of increasing
responsibility for Diageo in Brazil and the United Kingdom. From 1996
to 1998, she worked as an HR consultant in Brazil, where she was born and educated.
Zem started her career in Brazil's
banking industry where she had HR roles of increasing seniority at
Unibanco, Citibank and Banco Nacional. During her career, Zem
has developed subject matter expertise in Talent, Compensation,
Total Rewards, Planning and Organization Development, as well as
senior-level management.
ABOUT HERTZ
Hertz operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental
brands in more than 10,500 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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SOURCE The Hertz Corporation