Avis Budget Group Names Larry De Shon Executive Vice President, Operations
November 30 2006 - 11:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avis Budget
Group, Inc., the parent company of Avis Rent A Car System, LLC and
Budget Rent A Car, System, Inc., today announced that Larry De Shon
has been named executive vice president of operations. In this
role, he will oversee all domestic car rental operations as well as
quality assurance and field security for Avis and Budget, two of
the largest and most well known brands in the travel industry. He
will be based at corporate headquarters in Parsippany, N.J. Mr. De
Shon brings more than 25 years of operations management experience
to his new role, having held various positions of increasing
responsibility at United Airlines, Inc. He began his career with
United as a customer service representative and was promoted to
several roles culminating most recently in his position as the
company's senior vice president of airport operations. As the head
of United's worldwide airport operations, Mr. De Shon oversaw
ground operations, logistics, safety, security, customer processing
and service, product development and internal communications,
leading an organization of 23,000 employees in 29 countries. "Larry
brings a wealth of operations management experience and many
noteworthy accomplishments to this position," said Robert Salerno,
president and chief operating officer of Avis Budget Group. "Under
his leadership, I expect he will take the Avis and Budget brands to
new levels." Mr. De Shon received bachelor degrees in both
communications and sociology from the University of Missouri,
Kansas City. About Avis Budget Group, Inc. Avis Budget Group is a
leading provider of vehicle rental services, with operations in
more than 70 countries. Through its Avis and Budget brands, the
company is the largest general-use vehicle rental company in each
of North America, Australia, New Zealand and certain other regions.
Avis Budget Group is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. and has more
than 30,000 employees. For more information about Avis Budget
Group, visit http://www.avisbudgetgroup.com/. DATASOURCE: Avis
Budget Group, Inc. CONTACT: Alice Pereira, +1-973-496-6113, Web
site: http://www.avisbudgetgroup.com/
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