BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Car Rental Services
President & COO
F. Robert SalernoNumber of Employees 14,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Passenger Car Rental: 532111
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avis rent a car system inc. and ford motor co. - All News and Analysis
Rental car standards are all over the map
The Ford Focus may be economical, reliable and peppy, but one thing it is not: intermediate-sized. Even if Enterprise Rent-A-Car calls it that. That is just one example of the confusion consumers face when trying to find the right car to rent. ...
Puradyn Appoints Joseph V. Vittoria as Chairman and CEO
Former Longtime CEO Richard C. Ford Will Remain with Company as Vice-Chairman BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- Puradyn Filter Technologies Incorporated (OTCBB:PFTI), the global bypass oil filtration system provider, today announced that Chairman Joseph V. Vittoria has been appointed by the Board of Directors to the position of Chief Executive...
Avis Ford owner passes reins of dealerships to sons.(News)(Walter Douglas Sr.)(Mark Douglas)(Edmund Douglas)(Brief Article)
Byline: Brent Snavely Walter Douglas Sr. has handed over the day-to-day operations of Avis Ford Inc. to his son Mark Douglas and also is helping another son, Edmund Douglas, open a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership in Sylvania, Ohio. Douglas, 71, rem Byline:...
Avis Ford announces new executive appointments
Michigan Chronicle 12-14-2004 Avis Ford is pleased to announce that the board of directors recently elected Mark A. Douglas president (effective Jan. 1, 2005), and Walter E. Douglas Sr. as chairman and board secretary, at its annual meeting. Mark Douglas, who has...
More Firms Aim Their Ads Directly at Gays.
By Dianne Solis, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 22--A sleek Jaguar whizzes past a curve, with the advertising tag line: "Life is full of twists and turns. Care for a partner?" It's Ford Motor Co.'s latest...
Shifting gears; Ford's Douglas adapts to changing times
Harris, Leah V. Michigan Chronicle 06-17-2003 Ford Motor Co, has been shifting gears for over 100 years, causing auto dealers like Walter Douglas, president of Avis Ford, to change with the times. "I am proud to be a Ford dealer,"...
UNCF serves as inspiration for local businessman
Slemons, Tiffany Michigan Chronicle 12-02-2002 It was February 2002 when Willam H. Gray III, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund UNCF, surprised Kimberly Usher with a check for $7,500 during a taping of the Ananda Lewis Show. ...
LOCALS IN HALL OF FAME.
Little Caesar's Denise Ilitch, Avis Ford President Walter Douglas and ML Productions owner Mary Lou Zieve will soon see their names enshrined at Cobo Center. They are recent additions to the International Heritage Hall of Fame, which honors locals who have made contributions...
Avis Inc in $1bn float
Avis Incorporated, the US car rental business, is preparing to join sister company Avis Europe and arch rival Hertz with a stock market listing which will value it at around $1bn. HFS, the US hotel to property group which owns Avis Inc, is understood to be preparing to...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| F. Robert Salerno | President & COO |
| David B. Wyshner | CFO |
| Mary LeBlanc | CIO & Senior Vice President |
| Karen Sclafani | General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
| Mark J. Servodidio | Executive Vice President, HR |
| Scott Deaver | Executive Vice President, Strategy |
| Becky Alseth | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Edward Gitlitz | Senior Vice President, Fleet Services |
| Robert Bouta | Senior Vice President, Properties |
| Robert Lambert | Senior Vice President, Corp Sales |
| Susan McGowan | Director, Public Relations |
| Alice Pereira | Manager, Public Relations |
| Patric Siniscalchi | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Intl |
| Brett Weinblatt | Controller & Senior Vice President |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | President & COO | Current |
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 Financial Officer | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | CFO | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Finance | Current |
| PHH Corporation | chief financial officer | Former |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | vice president | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | master's degree in business administration | Former |
| Yale University | bachelor's degree magna cum laude | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President and CIO | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | CIO | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | CIO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | CIO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Budget Group, Inc. | Data Processing Executive | Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. | Current | |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Pharmacia Corporation | Vice President, Global Commercial It | Former |
| American Cyanamid Company | Vice President of Global It, Agricultural Products Business | Former |
| ARCO | business systems analyst | Former |
| Atlantic Richfield Company | Business Systems Analyst | Former |
| American Home Products Corporation | Former | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Master’S Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor’S Degree In Human Biology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | General Counsel & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Budget Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | General Counsel & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. | Current | |
| Budget Group, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| New York University | JD | Former |
| New York University School of Law | Jd | Former |
| Le Moyne College | BA | 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Strategy | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Executive Vice President, Strategy | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Strategy | Current |
| Budget Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Strategy | Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. | Current | |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Vice President of Corporate Marketing | Former |
| Budget Group, Inc. | Marketing Executive | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Ph.D and Master of Arts in English | 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.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| TheraSense, Inc. | Former | |
| University of Washington | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Montana Tech | Bachelor's of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Fleet Services | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Fleet Services | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Senior Vice President, Fleet Services | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Fleet Services | Current |
| Midwestern Wheels Inc. | Current | |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Operations Management and Sales Positions | Former |
| Baruch College | Bachelors of Business Administration In Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Properties | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Properties | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Senior Vice President, Properties | Current |
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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Director, Public Relations | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Director, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Group, Inc. | Manager, Public Relations | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Manager, Public Relations | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Manager, Public Relations | Current |
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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Controller & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Avis Rent A Car System, LLC | Controller & Senior Vice President | Current |
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