Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| F Robert Salerno |
President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Anthony L. Berger |
COO |
| Brett Weinblatt |
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| David B. Wyshner |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Larry Kinder |
CIO & Executive Vice President |
| Linda C. Coughlin |
Chief Administrative Officer |
| Mary LeBlanc |
CIO |
| Brien McMahon |
Executive Vice President, Real Estate Sales |
| Doug Patterson |
Executive Vice President, Franchisee Operations, Intl |
| Joel R. Buckberg |
General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
| Karen Sclafani |
Executive Vice President |
| Larry De Shon |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Mark J. Servodidio |
Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Michael Jalbert |
Executive Vice President |
| Patric Siniscalchi |
Executive Vice President of International Operations |
| Samuel L. Katz |
Senior Executive Vice President, Business Development |
| Scott Deaver |
Executive Vice President of Strategy |
| Thomas M. Gartland |
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Thomas P. Bernardo |
Executive Vice President, Franchise Sales |
| Vincent Ventura |
Executive Vice President |
| Becky Alseth |
Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| Birgit Gentile |
Senior Vice President, Franchise Admin |
| Cheryl D. Mills |
Senior Vice President |
| Doug Benedict |
Senior Vice President |
| Edward Gitlitz |
Senior Vice President of Fleet Services |
| Elliot Bloom |
Senior Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Jean M. Sera |
Senior Vice President & Secretary |
| Jean Thomas |
Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Kaye E. Ceille |
Senior Vice President of Global Travel and Partnership Sales |
| Kirsten Hotchkiss |
Senior Vice President |
| Peter Menges |
Senior Vice President |
| Robert Bouta |
Senior Vice President, Properties & Facilities Department |
| Robert Lambert |
Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales |
| Samuel J. Levenson |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Terry E. Kridler |
Senior Vice President & Treasurer |
| Tobia Ippolito |
Senior Vice President, Finance |
| William F. Brown |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
| Cosmo Corigliano |
Vice President |
| Denise L. Gillen |
Vice President, Finance Relations |
| Elizabeth Harraway |
Vice President, Corp Communications |
| John Turato |
Vice President of Technology |
| Kevin Rupert |
Vice President, Strategy & Development, Cendant Hotel Group |
| Lynn Boccio |
Vice President, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations |
| Mark Panus |
Vice President, Communications, Public Affairs |
| Mary Ledbury |
Vice President of Technology |
| Michael Schiff |
Vice President, Intl Strategy |
| Peter Tosches |
Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Richard Roberts |
Vice President, Communications |
| Ted Deutsch |
Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Scott Forbes |
Senior Executive Vice President & Group Managing Director, Cendant EMEA |
| Alison Sedney |
Director, Communications |
| Beth Bortnek |
Director, Finance |
| David Chugg |
Senior Director, Hotel Solutions |
| David Siroty |
Director, Public Relations |
| Frank Gramo |
Director, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations |
| Greg Thibault |
Director of Turnback Operations and E-Channel Fleet Sales |
| Jason Silfies |
Marketing Director |
| Jill Brenner |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Julian Cacchioli |
Director, Communications |
| Kathy Borruso |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Mark Broadhurst |
Director, State & Govt Relations |
| Matthew Saravay |
Director of Business Development |
| Steven Alessandrini |
Director, Public Relations |
| Todd Smith |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Chau Nguyen |
Senior Manager, Communications |
| Dustin Collins |
Manager, DBE Compliance Reporting |
| Emanuel Naim |
Manager, Media Relations |
| Eric Mangan |
Senior Manager, Public Relations |
| Gretchen Moen |
Corp Brand Manager |
| Helen Gunter |
Manager, Marketing |
| Jennifer Auchterlonie |
Manager, Marketing |
| Jessica Roy |
Manager, Corp Communications |
| Sarah Berger |
Manager, Corp Communications |
| Alice Brown |
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| Avis Budget |
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| Bruce Zipf |
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| Chad Ladov |
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| David Horowitz |
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| Doris B. Nash |
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| Edwin Cabaccang |
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| Howard Wolfson |
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| Jim R Gillespie |
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| John Barrows |
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| Kathy Pruett |
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| Kevin J Kelleher |
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| Louise T Blouin |
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| Lyndelle Abela |
Program Coordinator, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations |
| Michael Chepiga |
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| Michael R Good |
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| Neil Gulley |
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| Preben Vestdam |
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| Ray Shepherd |
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| Rick Munson |
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| Robert Becker |
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| Staci Enneguess |
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| Stender E. Sweeney |
Financial Advisor |
| Steven Pearson |
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| Susan Pettit |
Senior Procurement Specialist, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations |
| Terry Kearney |
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| Vickie Flores |
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| William S. Cohen |
Secretary |
| Christine Gray Dezarn |
Director |
| Jack Hardy |
Director |
| Louise T Blouin MacBain |
Director |
| Nick Depaolo |
Director |
| Paul Hastings |
Director |
| Kevin Greene |
Member |
Board of Directors
Ronald L. Nelson has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since July 2008. Nelson has been chairman and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. since August 2006. Avis Budget Group, Inc. is the legal successor to Cendant Corporation, which split into three separate public companies as of Aug. 1, 2006. Prior to the split, Nelson was a director of Cendant Corporation from April 2003, chief financial officer from May 2003 until August 2006, and president from October 2004 to August 2006. Nelson was also chairman and chief executive officer of Cendant Corporation’s vehicle rental business from January 2006 to August 2006. From December 2005 to April 2006, Nelson was interim chief executive officer of Cendant Corporation’s former travel distribution division. From April 2003 to May 2003, Nelson was senior executive vice president, finance. From November 1994 to March 2003, Nelson was co-chief operating officer of DreamWorks SKG. He was also executive vice president, chief financial officer and a director at Paramount Communications, Inc., formerly Gulf + Western Industries, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Chairman and CEO |
Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Hanesbrands Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Convergys Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| DreamWorks SKG |
Co-Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Paramount Communications |
Cfo |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Paramount Communications |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Operator |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Paramount Communications |
Director |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
MBA |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
bachelor's degree |
Former |
F. Robert Salerno is president and chief operating officer (COO) of Avis Budget Group, overseeing domestic and international operations for both the Avis and Budget brands.
Mr. Salerno was named COO in October 2005 following the announcement by Cendant Corporation to separate into four independent, publicly traded companies, one of which is Avis Budget Group. From 2003-2005 he led Cendant's vehicle rental services division as chief executive officer after serving as president and chief operating officer of Avis Rent A Car from 1996 through 2002, and then as president and chief operating officer of Cendant Car Rental Group from November 2002 to June 2003.
Mr. Salerno's entire business career has been in the rental car industry, having served in a series of managerial and executive positions of increasing responsibility with Avis after starting his career with another car rental company. He was appointed vice president of Avis' eastern region in 1982 and vice president of zone development in that same year. He was promoted to vice president of field operations in 1987, and in July 1990 was named senior vice president and general manager of Avis. In 1995, he was named executive vice president of operations.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University in 1972. A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Mr. Salerno lives with his wife and daughter in Katonah, New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
COO |
Current |
| American Hotel & Lodging Association |
board member |
Current |
| Syracuse University |
master's degree in marketing |
Former |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
bachelor's degree |
Former |
David B. Wyshner is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. In that role, he is responsible for all company financial activities, including financial reporting, tax and treasury functions, planning and analysis, investor relations, capital structure strategy, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and investment banking relationships, and insurance and risk management. In addition, Mr. Wyshner oversees the company's information technology and public relations functions.
Prior to joining Avis Budget Group, Mr. Wyshner was executive vice president and treasurer of Cendant Corporation, which was Avis Budget's parent company prior to 2006. At Cendant, Mr. Wyshner was responsible for the company's treasury and purchasing functions worldwide. Mr. Wyshner joined Cendant in 1999 and, before being appointed treasurer, served as Cendant's executive vice president for finance, planning and development. In this role, he had enterprise-wide responsibility for budgeting, capital planning, analysis of business plans, and integration planning for potential acquisitions and other strategic transactions. Prior to joining Cendant, Mr. Wyshner worked for eight years in Merrill Lynch & Co.'s investment banking division, specializing in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Wyshner received his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Yale University and his master's degree in business administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Chief Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Linkage Inc. |
|
Former |
| American Express Company |
|
Former |
| Scudder and Company, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Preferred Alliance Group |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Operations |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| UAL Corporation |
Senior Vice President of Airport Operations |
Former |
| UAL Corporation |
Customer Service Representative |
Former |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City |
Bachelor Degree In Communications and Sociology |
Former |
| University of Missouri |
Bachelor Degrees In Both Communications and Sociology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC |
Executive Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Human Resources |
Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. |
|
Current |
| Kraft Foods Inc. |
Hr, Nabisco Division's Sales and Supply Chain Unit |
Former |
| Nabisco |
Head of Human Resources |
Former |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Human Resources Executive |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
Leadership Roles |
Former |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. |
Leadership Roles |
Former |
| Pepsi-Cola |
|
Former |
| Villanova University |
Master of Sciences Degrees |
Former |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
Patric Siniscalchi is executive vice president of international operations at Avis Budget Group. He oversees all of the company's operations outside the United States, including operations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Latin American / Caribbean region. Prior to this position, he served as senior vice president and general manager of the International Division. He has been involved in Avis International since 1980 when he accepted a two-year assignment in Australia. Mr. Siniscalchi joined Avis in 1971 as an accountant and progressed through a variety of management positions within the company. Mr. Siniscalchi, his wife Reba, and their two sons live in Greenlawn, New York. He is a graduate of Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, International Operations |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of International Operations |
Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Intl |
Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC |
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Intl |
Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. |
|
Current |
| International Division |
Senior Vice President and General Manager |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
General Manager, International Division |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Accountant |
Former |
| Fordham University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
Tom Gartland is executive vice president of sales and marketing for Avis Budget Group. In this role, he oversees the development of all revenue-generating activities and senior level customer interactions for the company, including responsibility for the marketing, domestic and international sales (commercial, insurance replacement, truck, global travel and partnerships), as well as small business and contact center functions of Avis Budget Group.
Mr. Gartland has more than 28 years of sales and leadership experience. Prior to Avis Budget Group, he worked for 14 years with JohnsonDiversey, Inc. based in Racine, Wisconsin. As president of Johnson's North American region, he led businesses that generated $1 billion in annual revenues. Mr. Gartland also served as vice president and director of national accounts with Ecolab, Inc., where he worked for 14 years. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration/marketing from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| JohnsonDiversey, Inc. |
Reg President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Global Tax Director |
Former |
| Seton Hall University School of Law |
Jd |
Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| New York University School of Law |
Llm In Taxation |
Former |
| William Paterson University |
Undergraduate Degree In Accounting |
Former |
Becky Alseth is senior vice president of marketing for Avis Budget Group, overseeing all marketing activities for Avis Rent A Car System, LLC and Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. Ms. Alseth is responsible for leading the development of both Avis and Budget marketing strategies designed to build brand image, customer loyalty and market share. Ms. Alseth joined the company in 2003 as vice president of brand marketing. She has held marketing positions at Therasense, Inc., move.com, United Distillers & Vintners and Nestle. Ms. Alseth holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from Montana Tech and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Ms. Mills, age 41, has been a director of Realogy Corporation since August 2006 and served as a director of Realogy Corporation's predecessor parent company, Cendant, since June 2000. It is expected that Ms. Mills will continue as a Cendant director until completion of the final distribution, at which time Ms. Mills will resign as a director of Cendant and continue in her role as a director for Realogy Corporation. Ms. Mills is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for New York University. From May 2002 to February 2006, Ms. Mills served as senior vice president and counselor for operations and administration for New York University. From October 1999 to November 2001, Ms. Mills was senior vice president for corporate policy and public programming of Oxygen Media, Inc. From 1997 to 1999, Ms. Mills was deputy counsel to the former president of the United States, William J. Clinton. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Mills also served as associate counsel to the president, and as deputy general counsel of the Clinton/Gore Transition Planning Foundation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Realogy Corporation |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Nyu |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| New York University |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| New York University |
Secretary |
Current |
| Realogy Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Co-Operations Inc |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Oxygen Media, LLC |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| New York University |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Co-Operations Inc |
Counselor |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
Kaye E. Ceille is senior vice president of global travel and partnership sales for Avis Budget Group. In this role, Ms. Ceille leads the Company's efforts to drive growth with domestic and international travel distribution partners. These include airline and hotel partnerships, association and affinity partners, the federal government, travel agencies and electronic distributors. Most recently, as vice president of global travel and partnerships, Ms. Ceille was the driving force behind generating incremental revenue and signing new partnerships such as AARP, Carlson Wagonlit and Delta Air Lines. Ms. Ceille joined the Avis Budget team in Parsippany in 2003 as vice president of travel industry relations where she led the development and implementation of a dual-brand strategy and directed domestic travel industry sales for both Avis and Budget. She began her industry career with Budget Rent A Car as a sales manager in 1997. During her tenure with Budget, she was promoted to positions of increasingly greater responsibility, including director of national accounts and regional director of sales. Ms. Ceille received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, and earned a Master's degree in business administration from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Global Travel and Partnership Sales |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Global Travel and Partnership Sales |
Current |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice President of Travel Industry Relations |
Former |
| Budget Rent A Car |
Sales Manager |
Former |
| Loyola University |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Fastwired |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Next Jump Inc |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Former |
| Time Warner Inc. |
|
Former |
| Hamilton College |
B.A. |
Former |
Bob Bouta is responsible for the management and construction for all Avis and Budget airport and urban locations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. He has direct oversight of supplier diversity efforts at all of Avis Budget Group's domestic airport locations. Bob is a twenty-five year veteran in the real estate and airport business with previous positions at APCOA, Airport Logistics and the Welsh Companies, and another car rental company. Bob is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Political Science and earned a Juris Doctor cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law. He is admitted to the bar in both Minnesota and New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Properties & Facilities Department |
Current |
| William Mitchell College of Law |
Juris Doctor Cum Laude |
Former |
| University of Minnesota |
Degree In Political Science |
Former |
Bob Lambert is senior vice president of commercial sales for Avis Budget Group, Inc., the parent company of Avis Rent A Car, Budget Rent A Car and Budget Truck Rental. Named to this position in April 2004, Mr. Lambert leads all of Avis Budget Group's commercial sales efforts in North America, leading a large team of professionals dedicated to providing outstanding service to accounts in the corporate, local market, insurance replacement and truck rental segments. As the leader of the North American commercial sales team, Mr. Lambert has overseen the growth and development of the Company's sales organization with a focus on listening to the customer and tailoring the various products and services the Company offers to meet the unique needs of each customer. Mr. Lambert also played a key leadership role in the integration and formation of the unified Avis Budget sales organization following the acquisition of Budget Rent A Car in 2002. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lambert served in roles of increasing responsibility within the Company's sales organization including District Sales Manager, National Account Manager and as Vice President of Sales, Western Region. He also previously held sales roles in consumer products with Texas Instruments, Inc. Mr. Lambert is married and has two sons. He graduated with a Bachelors degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales |
Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Corp Sales |
Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC |
Senior Vice President, Corp Sales |
Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. |
Vice President Sales, Western Region |
Former |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. |
District Sales Manager |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
National Account Manager |
Former |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. |
District Sales Representative |
Former |
| Texas Tech University |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
William F. Brown serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of PHH Corporation. Mr. Brown has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Cendant Mortgage since June 1999 and oversees its legal, secretarial, contract, licensing and regulatory compliance functions. Mr. Brown also serves on Cendant Mortgage's Executive Quality Control Committee. From June 1997 to June 1999, Mr. Brown served as Vice President and General Counsel of Cendant Mortgage. From January 1995 to June 1997, Mr. Brown served as Counsel in the PHH Corporate Legal Department.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| PHH Corporation |
General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| PHH Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
John Turato is Vice President of Technology at Avis Budget Group, the world's second largest general-use rent a car company. He is responsible for Technology Strategy, Architecture, R&D, Infrastructure, Data Security, and Field Engineering. Turato was Director of e-Business Strategy at Avis before assuming his current position in February of 2001. Prior to joining the company, Turato was with SIAC, supporting the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and Lockheed Martin, supporting the Trident II Submarine Program. Turato has been an Adjunct Professor at New York Institute of Technology and has also taught at Hofstra University and City University of New York (CUNY).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice President of Technology |
Current |
| Opentravel Alliance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| New York Institute of Technology |
Adjunct Professor |
Former |
| Siac |
|
Former |
| Hofstra University |
|
Former |
| NYSE Group, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Strategy & Development, Cendant Hotel Group |
Current |
Lynn Boccio heads the supplier diversity team at Avis Budget Group and oversees the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program at Avis and Budget's two hundred and thirty-eight airport locations, as well as the company's corporate world headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey. Lynn is involved in several outreach activities designed to increase supplier diversity and community relations both nationally and in the New York Metropolitan Area. She is presently the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Women Presidents' Educational Organization and the 2nd Vice Chair of the Airport Minority Advisory Council. In addition, Lynn serves on the Board of Directors of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. Lynn has held numerous other positions on other regional and national boards and committees that advocate for minority and woman businesses. Lynn has been repeatedly awarded for the excellence she displays in the Supplier Diversity field. In 1999 she became the first woman ever to be honored by the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. That same year, Minority Business News USA selected Lynn to appear in the limited special edition "Best of the Decade in Supplier/Workforce Diversity 1990-2000" for her contributions over the previous 10 years in the area of minority business. She was awarded the 2002 Women & Diversity Award from America's Athletes with Disabilities. Lynn has also made various television appearances on "Hispanic Business Today," a weekly program on WNBC-TV in New York, and was MBE Advocate of the Year in New York City at the New York New Jersey Minority Purchasing Council's Annual Partnership Awards Gala. In 2004, Lynn received the prestigious Award of the Chair of the Airport Minority Advisory Council, recognizing Lynn's outstanding, direct and personal contributions toward the success of AMAC. Avis Budget Group has also recognized her twice for her outstanding work at making the Avis and Budget brands more diverse. Prior to joining Avis in 1996, Lynn practiced as a defense attorney with one of the nation's leading law firms. She is a former prosecutor who worked for tele vision personality "Judge Judy," and as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, she defended the City in high profile cases. On top of her role with Avis Budget Group, Lynn is a faculty member at The National Institute of Trial Advocacy at Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, NY. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor from the Hofstra University School of Law. She is fluent in Spanish and lives on Long Island with her two daughters.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations |
Current |
| Hofstra University Law School |
Member |
Current |
| Women's Business Enterprise National Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hofstra University Law School |
Juris Doctor |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
Mary Ledbury is the Vice President of Practice Services and a Principal of Maxwell IT. In her role, Ms. Ledbury is responsible for the architecture and delivery of all service offerings, and overseeing all aspects of client support. She is a technology and healthcare industry veteran, with a 24-year record of architecting and implementing software and services. Prior to joining Maxwell IT, some of her previous positions include: VP of Technology for Travelport, a Cendant Company, Chief Technology Officer for Phycom Corporation, a disease management/care management software firm. Ms. Ledbury has successful built global project teams to deliver complex systems and solutions. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University. Ms. Ledbury holds patent number 6,266,675 for the dynamic definition and control of application behavior and user interface.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President & Group Managing Director, Cendant EMEA |
Current |
Frank Gramo joined Avis and Budget in January 2003 and continues to support the organization's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Corporate Supplier Diversity programs. After completing a thirty year corporate procurement and business development career, Frank became President of Creative Business Development. During his five-year tenure there, Frank developed innovative processes to reduce costs, improve productivity and increase small business market share. Having established a vast network of corporate, community and entrepreneurial relationships, he specialized in developing and implementing business initiatives. Recognized as an advocate for small business, Frank has been honored by the New York / New Jersey Minority Purchasing Council on three separate occasions. He received their most prestigious award "Advocate of the Year." He is also a recipient of the "100 Most Influential" award, presented by City News of New Jersey.
As the director of turnback operations and e-channel fleet sales for the Avis Budget Group, Greg brings over 25 years of rental industry experience, and more than 20 years in the "fleet" side of the business. He entered the rental car industry in 1982 at Alamo Rent ACar in Denver, CO, and then spent more than 10 years with Avis Budget Group, the majority of it at ABG headquarters in fleet administration. Greg also served as ABG's manufacturer liaison in the area of manufacturer sale processes and wholesale processes. He is currently responsible for negotiating all manufacturer repurchase program guideline implementations and has spearheaded several major manufacturer guideline overhauls to enhance process productivity. Greg oversees all ABG E-Channel/Internet Wholesale processes including upstream, real time and sourcing, and is involved in ABG used car acquisition process to supplement the risk fleet.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director of Turnback Operations and E-Channel Fleet Sales |
Current |
| Conference of Automotive Remarketing |
Director of Turnback Operations and E-Channel Fleet Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ises NYC |
President and CEO of Wizard Studios North |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director of Business Development |
Current |
| Wabc |
Advertising Manager |
Current |
| Ises NYC |
Director |
Current |
| Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation |
|
Former |
| Citifinancial |
|
Former |
| HarperCollins Publishers Inc. |
|
Former |
| G & M Co., Inc |
|
Former |
| Sesame Workshop |
|
Former |
| Univision, Inc. |
|
Former |
Dustin Collins is the Manager of DBE Compliance. In this capacity, he maintains compliance on each of Avis and Budget's more than two hundred and eighty airport locations throughout the United States. Consequently, Dustin prepares government-mandated reports on a monthly, quarterly, and fiscal basis to inform the national airport authorities of Avis Budget Group's commitment to excellence in the field of supplier diversity. This requires Dustin to review, quantify and analyze spending with diverse suppliers. Dustin is also Lynn's and ABG's liaison with all airport officials, as well the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), the Department of Transportation ("DOT") and Homeland Security.Dustin works and advocates extensively with the FAA and DOT with respect to all federal rules and regulations that impact Avis and Budget's federal compliance on airport as well state laws that contravene and/or affect same.
Additionally, Mr. Collins handles special assignments, such as drafting legal memorandums, position papers, speeches and presentations for senior management on various issues of concern. Mr. Collins, handles the Department's responses in bid documents for Avis and Budget to requests for proposals ("RFP") put out by National Airports. This entails, review, preparation of bid documents and drafting pre-bid questions to ask airports to clarify, modify and/or amend an RFP, so as to ensure compliance on airport.
Mr. Collins also handles all 2nd tier reporting that Avis and Budget's fortune 500 corporate clients contractually require. This provides the Sales Department and the corporate clients with Avis Budget's diversity expenditures that are attributable to the specific client as 2nd tier diversity spend with minority and women owned and certified businesses.
Mr. Collins was selected to serve on the Airport Minority Advisory Council's Legal Committee under Bill Kirk where he monitors and reports on cases, legislation, administrative law and statutes that impact concessionaires on airport. He has serves on the AMAC Government Affairs Committee where he provides research, anecdotal information and disparity study comparisons that have been inserted into bills before and passed by the House and Senate that affect Airport Concessionaires. He was also appointed by the Chairwoman of AMAC to serve as Chairman of the By-Laws Committee, which requires Dustin to analyze, modify and propose amendments to Board of Directors on a monthly basis to preserve and protect the integrity, operation and corporate governance of AMAC.
Mr. Collins serves on the Certification Committee for Women's Business Entrepreneurs National Council's ("WBENC") Regional WBOP; Women's President Educational Organization ("WPEO"). This requires Dustin to analyze and present a position to the Committee for a vote on applications, financial statements, tax returns, board minutes, corporate governance and supporting documents submitted by alleged women owned businesses applying for certification as WBEs. Also recently Dustin was selected to serve on the WPEO's newly created Internal Review Committee. Dustin also attends and engages in various outreach efforts with various organizations along with team.
Prior to joining Avis Budget Group, Dustin served as a Senior Paralegal for various law firms in the New York City Metropolitan Area, where he focused on drafting motions and appeals and trial preparations on the local, state and federal level dealing with real estate litigation. Dustin was the President of Magna Carta Legal Services, LLC, a small business, which provided various law firms and individuals with extensive legal and administrative research services.
Dustin holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and Politics from St. John's University in Queens, New York, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He received a Juris Doctorate at Touro College's Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip, New York, where he was the Associate Editor in Chief of Touro's Moot Court Honor Society.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Manager, DBE Compliance Reporting |
Current |
| St. John's University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Government and Politics |
Former |
Alice Brown has been a Real Estate Professional in Tucson since 1984 specializing in all aspects of Relocation. She is currently the Director, Tucson Relocation Services, handling the outgoing referrals and Cendant Mobility certified relocation classes for the Tucson & Green Valley Branches. She relocated to Tucson from the Pittsburgh, Pa area in 1982 and immediately fell in love with the beautiful Sonoran Desert. She has assisted several corporations in-group moves both in and out of the Tucson area along with individuals and the Military. She is active in her community and the Tucson Association of REALTORS . Her goal is to provide "Top Notch" service to our agents and their clients.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pinnacle Peak |
Director, Tucson Relocation Services |
Current |
| Grayhawk LLC |
Director, Tucson Relocation Services |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
Founded in 1946 by Warren Avis, who sold his interest in 1954, Avis was the first company to rent cars from airport locations. The company grew rapidly during the 1950's through franchised and corporate-owned expansion.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| NRT Inc. |
chief executive officer |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Realogy Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Realogy Corporation |
President & CEO, Nrt |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
president |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
chief administrative officer |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Young Corporation |
Senior Audit Manager |
Former |
| Ernst & Young |
senior audit manager |
Former |
| Albright College |
Bachelor's Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rocky Mountain Relief |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| NRT Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Education & Dev & Brand Relations |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage |
Director of Education |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
Education Director |
Former |
Doris B. Nash has been a Realtor with Century 21 since 1985 and obtained her Real Estate Broker's License in 1990. Doris background is in the business world working as Office Manager for a large construction company prior to pursuing a career in Real Estate. Doris serves on the Board of Directors of the Lynchburg Association of Realtors and her designations include: Supervising Broker (Century 21 All-Service) Appomattox Office, Residential Specialist with Century 21 System, Cendant Mobility Referral Specialist, Cendant Mobility Inventory Specialist, Cendant Mobility Marketing Specialist. Doris is a consistent Top Award Winner with the Century 21 System and The Lynchburg Board of Realtors. Doris has served on the Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors and works with the 5th & 6th Grade Sunday School department at Liberty Baptist Church.
Edwin Cabaccang is the newest member of the team. As our client database continues to grow, so does our need for more client support personnel. His primary role as a Help Desk Support Administrator in our organization is to provide our clients with reliable service that you can depend on. Edwin's work experience in seven years includes roles in Help Desk, Desktop, and System Administration for companies such as ADP, AIG, BMW, Pfizer, and Cendant. He is eager and ready to meet the high expectations our customers deserve. Edwin believes that there is no computer related issue too big or too small that can't be serviced with a smile.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Realogy Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Relocation Services |
vice president of real |
Former |
| Eastern Decor Inc. |
Sales Associate |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
operating officer |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
master's degree |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
Bachelor of Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| First Baptist Church Commerce |
Organist |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| The First United Methodist Church |
Interim Organist |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cartus Corporation |
CEO |
Current |
| Cartus Global Network Conference |
President & Chief Executive Officer, Cartus |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| The Kelleher Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Cartus Corporation |
President |
Former |
| The Kelleher Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Cartus Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Cartus Corporation |
General Manager |
Former |
| Cendant Mobility |
general manager |
Former |
| Connecticut Magazine |
|
Former |
| Fairfield University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
| Fairfield University |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LTB Holding LLC |
President of Ltb Holding, Ltd. |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| LTB Holding LLC |
CEO |
Former |
Lyndelle Abela, joined our unit in 2005, after serving in various capacities in the Information Technology Department for Avis Rent A Car System. With the Avis Budget Group since 2001, Lyndelle's background includes more than 25 years experience working in the accounting, engineering, and IT fields. As the program coordinator, Lyndelle works with all members of the team and serves as a liaison between our department and others within the company. She also works extensively with our advocacy group partners, helping promote our team commitment to diversity. In addition, she lends critical support to our team, communicating with aviation boards on daily issues and processing all departmental invoices. She also arranges our team's numerous trips to trade fairs and conferences across the nation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Program Coordinator, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations |
Current |
Michael Chepiga is a litigation partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He represents clients in securities litigation, class actions, derivative actions, and corporate control litigation. Representative cases include securities litigation concerning AIG, HealthSouth, Hollinger, Celera Genomics, Express Scripts, Winstar Communications, Cendant, Royal Ahold, Dynegy, St Paul-Travelers, American Electric Power, and KeySpan. Litigations arising from corporate acquisitions or transactions include SunGard Data Systems, Instinent Group, Telecorp/ATT Wireless, Wachovia, Seagate Technologies, American Home Products/Warner Lambert/Pfizer, Chrysler/Kerkorian, KKR/RJR Nabisco, Paramount v Time Warner, Paramount v QVC and numerous others. Mr Chepiga served as President of the Legal Aid Society of New York from 1996 to 1998, as a director from 1988 to 1998, and a member of the executive committee from 1992 to 1998. He is a director of VOLS (Volunteers of Legal Services, Inc), and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is a frequent lecturer on continuing legal education panels and is the author of "Getting and Spending," a play produced at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway in October 1998. Mr Chepiga joined Simpson Thacher in 1981 and became a partner in 1986. He received a BA cum laude from Fordham University in 1970, a PhD in English from New York University in 1976 and a JD from Yale University in 1979. He was a law clerk to the Honourable Milton Pollack (SDNY) from 1979 to 1980 and to the Honourable Amalya Kearse (Second Circuit) from 1980 to 1981.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp |
Litigation Partner |
Current |
| Expert Guides |
Litigation Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Express Scripts, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Winstar Communications |
|
Current |
| Key Span |
|
Current |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Wachovia Corporation |
|
Current |
| Getting Incorporated |
|
Current |
| Legal Services Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Vols |
Director |
Current |
| American Bar Foundation |
Fellow |
Current |
| SunGard |
litigation partner |
Former |
| HealthSouth Corporation |
Representative |
Former |
| New York University |
PhD In English |
Former |
| Yale University |
Jd |
Former |
| Fordham University |
Ba Cum Laude |
Former |
Michael R. Good is a 29-year real estate industry veteran with award-winning executive leadership in real estate operations, management and business development. This dedication and success led Good to his February 2004 appointment as president and chief executive officer of Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates, Inc. In this capacity, Good's charge includes the continuing development of the Sotheby's International Realty network as the quintessential provider of luxury residential real estate services. In less than two years, Good led efforts that attracted approximately 80 real estate firms located around the world to become the first firms to join the Sotheby's International Realty luxury real estate network. He continues to spearhead the creation and implementation of a host of technological, marketing and networking tools designed to help affiliates enhance their roles as providers of high quality, luxury real estate services. Previously, Good served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of NRT Incorporated, the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage firm. There, he helped to energize NRT's growth from 350 offices to more than 950 local operating offices in over 30 major metropolitan areas across the nation at that time. In earlier regional roles with NRT and with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, he was responsible for operations and market development from Florida to the Mid-Atlantic States and in the Midwest throughout the state of Minnesota. Previous to his distinguished real estate career, Good spent six inspired years as a teacher and wrestling coach. Good holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, and earned his master's degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. In 1991, Good was inducted into the Augsburg College Athletic Hall of Fame where he was a two-time All-American in wrestling.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Realogy Corporation |
Award, Winning Executive |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Realogy Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sotheby's International Realty, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Sales Manager |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage |
|
Former |
| Sotheby's |
|
Former |
| The Regents |
Chairman |
Former |
| University of St. Thomas |
Master's Degree |
Former |
| Augsburg College |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
Neil Gulley has been Senior Vice President, Western Region of Title Resource Group (TRG) since 2004. In this capacity, he oversees the continued growth of TRG's operations throughout the Western Region. His territory includes all of the TRG operations in Southern California and Colorado as well as the expansion into Northern California, Arizona and other markets within that area of the country. Prior to his current position, Neil served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for TRG. Before his role with TRG, Neil served as SVP and CFO for NRT Settlement Services. His tenure with Cendant began in 1996, which includes various financial positions within Cendant Mobility. Prior to joining the Cendant family of companies, Neil was Corporate Controller for TEC/AES, an environmental consulting company located in Southern California. Neil received both his BA in Business Administration and Accounting and his MBA in Finance and Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton. He is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and has over sixteen years of experience in management, finance and operations. Neil resides in southern New Jersey with his wife and two children.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Title Resources Guaranty Company |
Senior Vice President, Western Region |
Current |
| Title Resource Group |
Senior Vice President, Western |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| California State University |
Mba In Finance and Business Administration |
Former |
Rick Munson is CEO of Multi-Systems, Inc., (MSI). In 1990, Rick negotiated the purchase of the assets and software products of International Property Control Systems, Inc. (IPCS) from HFS Incorporated now Cendant Corporation to found MSI. Since then, he has built the company into an industry leader, with more than $18 million in sales revenue in 2001. With well over 2,900 installations across North America, MSI employs more than 200 people at its headquarters in Phoenix, and boasts a list of management companies and clients that includes Bass Hotels & Resorts, Lodgian, Cendant, Prime Hospitality, Holiday Inn, Hawthorn, AmeriSuites, Best Western, Kelly's Inn, Wingate, Ramada, Howard Johnson, Wellesley Inns, Days Inn, Super 8 and more. Prior to founding MSI, Rick served as Vice President, Sales & Marketing, IPCS. In that role, he participated in the development, implementation, and sales and marketing of a new generation of central reservation and property management systems. As the company's primary development officer, Rick more than doubled the size of IPCS's customer base, and increased revenues by more than 100% in less than three years. Before joining IPCS, Rick held positions in sales, marketing and operations in the hotel industry, including six years as Director of Catering and Convention Services at the Hyatt Regency, Phoenix. As a graduate of the University of Wyoming, he received a degree in business administration with honors as a distinguished military graduate. He served as First Lieutenant in the highly select Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas. Rick is active in numerous civic and charitable causes in the Phoenix area, and is a frequent speaker and commentator on technology in the hotel industry. He lives in Scottsdale with his wife Joni and their three sons, Troy, Cody and Luke.
Robert M. Becker is chairman emeritus for NRT Incorporated. In this capacity, Becker maintains an advisory role with NRT's leadership team and is responsible for ongoing management responsibility for The Sunshine Group, an NRT-owned company headquartered in New York City. Becker joined NRT as president and chief executive officer in May 1997. Most recently, he served as chairman and chief executive officer, overseeing NRT's family of companies that comprise nearly 1,000 residential real estate offices and 59,000 sales associates located in more than 35 major metropolitan areas across the United States, focusing on the long-term, strategic direction of the organization. In 2004, NRT reached a total sales volume of $200 billion a record for the real estate industry. Today, NRT is the largest and most successful residential real estate brokerage company in the nation. A subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), NRT operates residential real estate offices under COLDWELL BANKER , ERA , Sotheby's International Realty, The Corcoran Group and The Sunshine Group. Becker has overseen NRT's acquisitions of more than 290 premier, independent residential real estate firms in key markets throughout the country, as well as the company's recent expansion into the United Kingdom. This list of acquisitions includes such distinguished firms as The Corcoran Group (Manhattan), Arvida Realty Services (Florida), Burnet Financial Group (Minnesota and Chicago), The DeWolfe Companies, Inc. (New England), Jon Douglas Company (California) and Pardoe Real Estate (Washington, D.C.). Each of these firms was among the nation's largest residential real estate companies when NRT acquired them. Prior to his role as president and chief executive officer for NRT, Becker served as president and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, a subsidiary of Cendant (then HFS Incorporated). Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation is one of the nation's leading real estate sales organizations with over 3,700 franchised real estate offices and more than 120,000 agents and brokers worldwide. Becker was appointed president and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker following its purchase by HFS in May 1996. Under Becker's leadership, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation launched a new, national television advertising campaign; developed international franchise agreements for the first time in company history; expanded Coldwell Banker's commercial real estate division; and achieved an 80 percent growth in the number of new franchises sold. Prior to being president and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, Becker was president and chief operating officer of one of the nation's largest and most successful Coldwell Banker firms, overseeing 150 offices in Connecticut, New Jersey and Westchester and Rockland counties in New York. During his 15-year career there, he served as general sales manager and then senior vice president before taking over the reins. In that time, the firm grew from 11 to more than 150 offices and more than 4,000 sales associates. This growth resulted in the firm being recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation. Becker began his real estate career at a real estate firm in Mountain Lakes, N.J., where he joined as a sales associate and went on to purchase the company and open a second office in Sparta, N.J. He sold the firm in 1980, which led to his career in the larger organizations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Corcoran Group |
|
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| The Sunshine Group |
|
Current |
| NRT Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
chief executive officer |
Former |
| Burgdorff Realtors ERA |
President |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
chief operating officer |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
Officer |
Former |
| Sotheby's |
|
Former |
Staci has twenty years of experience in sales and marketing management. Her background includes District Sales Manager First Merchants Bancard Services, Vice President for FISI Madison Financial (a Cendant Company), Territory Manager for Parke Davis/Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, as well as her own independent business investment, ownership, and operations. She understands and relates to all facets of successful and profitable business operations and thrives on developing new strategic partnerships.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Powerpay LLC |
Vice President, Sales & Business Development |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
Stender E. Sweeney is CLS's Chief Financial Officer. He has broad-based experience in financial and general management, serving as an equity investor and as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer for several privately-held companies in transition for the last ten years. Prior to that, Stender served as the Vice President of Finance for the Times Mirror Company, a Fortune 150 diversified communications company, where he was responsible for all corporate finance functions including Treasury, Capital Structure Management, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Retirement Plan Asset Management, Taxes and Investor Relations. Stender is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and Stanford University and also earned an MSBA degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Corporate Legal Standard, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Financial Advisor |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Chairman, Audit Committee |
Former |
| Mindbody Online |
Director |
Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Onyx Group |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| The Times Mirror Company |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Citibank |
Corporate Banking Officer |
Former |
| DreamWorks SKG |
Senior Financial Operating Roles |
Former |
| The Onyx Group |
Principal |
Former |
| The Times Mirror Company |
Various Positions |
Former |
| Msba |
MBA In Finance |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA In Finance |
Former |
| Stanford University |
BA In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Era Pearson Realty, Inc |
Broker, Owner |
Current |
| Era Pearson Realty, Inc |
Manager |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
Susan Pettit gained more than fifteen years of procurement experience in the Purchasing Department with Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. prior to joining the Strategic Business & Diversity Relations team in 2002. In her various capacities in Purchasing, Susan set up, implemented and maintained numerous national account programs and was responsible for purchasing the commercial print/forms in addition to maintaining inventory for over 100 line items. Through the years of close contact with field operations and the World Headquarters business units, Susan has acquired the working knowledge of the company's various department operations and their specific procurement requirements. As Senior Buyer in the Purchasing Department, Susan worked closely with the Strategic Business & Diversity Relations unit to infuse certified Disadvantaged, Minority and Woman-owned businesses into the supplier chain. Being an advocate of Disadvantaged, Minority and Woman business development, Susan was a natural addition to the unit. Susan is involved in and coordinates outreach activities designed to increase supplier diversity and community relations both nationally and locally. Her main responsibility includes increasing corporate and airport utilization of diverse suppliers. She is an active member of a number of local supplier advocacy organizations throughout the New York Metropolitan area, and participates in various airport, national, and regional supplier advocacy events throughout the United States.
As the senior financial member of our organization, Terry interfaces with the parent companies, NRT and Cendant, and leads the financial planning, analysis and forecasting activities while working closely with department heads and sales office vice presidents in expense control and revenue management. As a CPA, she is comfortable applying everyday practicality to the challenges of monitoring financial statements and Burgdorff's policies and procedures. She oversees day-to-day accounting processes and manages the trust and escrow departments as well.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Schweppe & Co Realtors |
Vice President, Director of Finance |
Current |
| NRT Inc. |
|
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Schweppe & Co Realtors |
Member |
Former |
Vickie Flores recently joined MSS as Director of Nationwide Operations. She began her career in international operations and logistics at VAAF Int'l. Vickie most recently held senior operations positions in the moving industry at Hilldrup International and Graebel International specializing in international corporate relocations whilst working on high profile accounts like, The World Bank, IFC, Homeland Security, Prudential, Cendant & Lockheed Martin.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pcosupport |
Executive Director |
Current |
| Pcosupport |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Pcosupport |
President |
Former |
| Pcosupport |
Founder of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Associa |
Former |
| Wittenberg University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
Chairman |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice Chairman, Evercore Partners, Member: Board of Directors |
Current |
| Evercore Partners Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP |
Practiced Law |
Former |
| Citigroup Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harvard Law School |
graduate |
Former |
| Yale University |
graduate |
Former |
Jack Hardy has been a Director of Avis Budget Grou p since April 2008. Until recently, Mr. Hardy was a partner of the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers for more than 25 years, where he served on the firm's compensation committee and as chair of the firm's capital markets practice...
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| York Capital Management, LLC |
Consultant |
Current |
| Piancone Group International, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Healthcare Chaplaincy, Inc. |
Vice Chairman, York Capital Management |
Current |
| Museum of The City of New York |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| York Capital Management, LLC |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Sparta Insurance |
Vice Chairman, York Capital Management |
Current |
| The Healthcare Chaplaincy, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Fordham University |
Fellow |
Current |
| Day's Inn |
Executive V.P. |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
General Counsel and Director |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Day's Inn |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Day's Inn |
Board Member |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
J.D. Degree |
Former |
| Fordham University |
A.B. Degree |
Former |
Jack Hardy has been a Director of Avis Budget Group since April 2008. Until recently, Mr. Hardy was a partner of the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers for more than 25 years, where he served on the firm's compensation committee and as chair of the firm's capital markets practice. Mr. Hardy has represented publicly and privately owned corporations, investment managers and investment banks in connection with securitization transactions, investment funds, debt and equity financings, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Hardy received a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia.
"Former President of The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Mr. Coleman is the former president of The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. Mr. Coleman signed on with Major League Baseball in 1992 as executive director—market development. Previously, Mr. Coleman was a municipal finance banker for Kidder, Peabody & Company. Prior to joining Kidder, Mr. Coleman served as commissioner of both the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Department of Energy, and chairman of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency. He was the vice chairman of the State Commission on Ethical Standards and a member of the Economic Development Authority, Urban Enterprise Zone Authority, Urban Development Authority, State Planning Commission and New Jersey Public Television Commission. Mr. Coleman also has served as president of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition.
From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Coleman worked in Africa in mission service for the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, providing management consultant services in health care, education and church and community development in 17 African countries.
Mr. Coleman received an undergraduate degree in history from Princeton University. He also earned a master’s in public administration degree and a master’s in education and social policy degree, both from Harvard University.
Mr. Coleman serves on the board of directors of The Omnicom Group, Cendant Corp., Aramark, Churchill Downs and Electronic Arts. He also serves as a director of a number of other organizations, including the Children’s Defense Fund, The Metropolitan Opera, the Schumann Fund, and Little League Baseball.
Mr. Coleman is chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. He is a former chairman of the board of trustees of the Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief and the United States chairman of the Bishop Tutu Scholarship Fund. "
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| H.J. Heinz Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ARAMARK Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Churchill Downs, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Electronic Arts Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Omnicom Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Major League Baseball |
executive director, market development |
Former |
| Harvard University |
master's in public administration degree |
Former |
| Princeton University |
undergraduate degree in history |
Former |
Mr. Edelman was elected to the board of directors in August 2003 and has served on our board since that time. Since 2000, Mr. Edelman has served as Of Counsel to Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. From 1972 to 2000, he served as a partner at Battle Fowler LLP. Mr. Edelman has been a real estate advisor to Grove Investors and is a partner at Fisher Brothers, a real estate partnership. He is a director of Capital Trust, Inc and Avis/Budget Group, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fisher Brothers |
Partner |
Current |
| Paul Hastings |
Of Counsel |
Current |
| FdG Associates |
Management Committee Member |
Current |
| Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| Manhattanville College |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Columbia Business School |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Capital Trust, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Realogy Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Car Rental Weekly |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| FdG Associates |
Management Committee Member |
Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| Columbia University Law School |
Jd |
Former |
| Princeton University |
BA |
Former |
Nick DePaolo comes to HREC in the Chicago office after a 10 year career as the Midwest Director of Franchise Development for Wyndham Worldwide, formerly Cendant Corporation, where he was personally responsible for the development of over 200 Franchise Agreements totaling over 13,000 rooms. Nick has an extensive background in site selection, franchise agreement negotiations, market analysis, brand selection, and the overall development process. He has developed relationships with a vast network of hotel owners, developers, brokers, lenders, buyers and sellers playing an integral role in over 50 hotel real estate transactions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hospitality Real Estate Counselors, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
Mr. Edelman, age 64, has been a director of Realogy Corporation since August 2006 and served as director of Realogy Corporation's predecessor parent company, Cendant, since December 1997 and was a director of HFS Incorporated from November 1993 until December 1997. It is expected that Mr. Edelman will continue as a Cendant director following the final distribution and will remain as a director of Avis Budget Group. Mr. Edelman currently serves as Of Counsel to New York City law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP and has been in that position since June 2000. Mr. Edelman was a partner with Battle Fowler, which merged with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, from 1972 through 1993 and was affiliated with Battle Fowler from 1994 until June 2000.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Revenue Analytics |
Vice Chairman of Cendant's Travel Distribution Services (Tds) |
Current |
| Drtango |
Director |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Hispanicare |
Director |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Supplier Development |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Board Member, Inc. |
Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management |
Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust |
Trustee |
Current |
| Beginner Real Estate Investing Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Commsfirst, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Caremark Client Portal |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Longs Drug Stores Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CVS Caremark Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ventas, Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Equity Group Investments |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| The Chicago Network |
President |
Former |
| Equity Group Investments |
President |
Former |
| Rosenberg, Ltd. |
Principal |
Former |
| Equity Ltd. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Equity Group Investments |
Director |
Former |
| Northwestern University School of Law |
Law Degree |
Former |
| Tufts University |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
Virginia M. Wilson has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cendant from September 2003 until our separation from Cendant in July 2006. From October 1999 until August 2003, Ms. Wilson served as Senior Vice President and Controller for MetLife, Inc., a provider of insurance and other financial services. From 1996 until 1999, Ms. Wilson served as Senior Vice President and Controller for Transamerica Life Companies, an insurance and financial services company. Prior to Transamerica, Ms. Wilson was an Audit Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Kevin Greene was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer for NRT in April 2002. He is responsible for the financial reporting, planning and analysis, and information technology operations for NRT. He is also President of The NRT Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) public charity established to facilitate the community service activities of NRT's local operating companies across the nation. Greene has been a member of the Cendant family since 1995.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| NRT Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Fairfield Resorts, Inc. |
senior vice president |
Former |
| NRT Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Fairfield Resorts, Inc. |
controller |
Former |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
bachelor's degree |
Former |
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