Leadership Team | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

Gil West has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors since April 2024. He is focused on building on Hertz’s extraordinary family of brands, deepening its commitment to service and operational excellence, and executing strategic initiatives that further position Hertz as a global mobility leader.

Before joining Hertz, West served as Chief Operating Officer of Cruise, General Motors’ majority-owned, autonomous vehicle subsidiary. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2024, he was Chief Operating Officer at Delta Air Lines, overseeing worldwide operations and more than 70,000 employees, along with the company’s subsidiary businesses. Under his direction, Delta Air Lines achieved industry-leading customer service performance and delivered record earnings within the industry. West held various leadership positions at Delta Air Lines from 2008 to 2014, following his tenure, from 2006 to 2007, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Laidlaw Transit Services, a provider of transportation services.

West serves on the board of Virgin Galactic Holdings. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from National University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Sandeep Dube has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer since July 2024. He leads global commercial strategy and revenue generation for Hertz through an integrated customer-centric approach, overseeing revenue management and pricing, corporate sales and strategic partnerships, customer experience, product development, marketing, and franchise. Dube has over 25 years of experience in leading transformational growth for businesses. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Intuit Mailchimp. Before that, he was Chief Commercial Officer at Activision Blizzard, and he held senior leadership roles at Delta Air Lines, including Senior Vice President, Revenue Management, leading revenue, product strategy, and commercial delivery, as well as Senior Vice President, Digital, Loyalty, Lounges, and Consumer Insights, and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Vacations. Dube holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Lauren Fritts has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer since September 2024. In this role, she oversees Hertz’s global communications functions, focusing on strengthening the company’s brand narrative and strategy, enhancing internal and external communications, driving impact communications, and leading corporate reputation. Fritts brings nearly two decades of senior leadership experience in communications and marketing across both the private and public sectors.

Previously, she was Chief Corporate Affairs and Marketing Officer at WeWork, where she led global corporate communications, brand development, and marketing initiatives, playing a pivotal role in the company’s turnaround. Before WeWork, Fritts served as Digital and Deputy Communications Director for Governor Chris Christie, managing communications strategy during his administration and 2016 presidential campaign. She began her career at Fox News Channel, spending nearly a decade as a producer. Fritts holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairfield University.

Kelly Galloway has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since July 2023. She served as Senior Vice President, Controller beginning in August 2020. Galloway joined Hertz in 2014, where she held various leadership roles with increasing responsibility in finance and accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, a professional services firm. Galloway holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.

Scott Haralson has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since June 2024. Prior to joining Hertz, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Spirit Airlines, where he played a pivotal role in navigating the company through the pandemic and fortifying its financial standing. Haralson joined Spirit Airlines in 2012 as Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and became Chief Financial Officer in 2018. He has extensive experience in the transportation industry, having held key financial leadership roles at Dish Network, Frontier Airlines, Guardian Gaming, Swift Aviation, America West Airlines, and US Airways. His expertise spans across various facets of financial management, including capital funding, strategic planning, forecasting, and cost management. Haralson holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Mississippi.

Henry Kuykendall has served as Executive Vice President, North America Operations since July 2024. He oversees airport and off-airport car rental operations across North America. Kuykendall previously spent 33 years at Delta Air Lines, where he held several key leadership roles focused on operations, customer service and sales, and the development of best-in-class processes. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, Airport Operations, East, overseeing all airport operations at Boston Logan International Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and John F. Kennedy International Airport. In that role, Kuykendall also oversaw Delta Air Lines’ operations at 41 stations in the East and at 137 smaller airport locations across the U.S., which comprised over 20,000 employees and contractors.

Tim Langley-Hawthorne has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer since October 2021. He previously served as Chief Information Officer at Hitachi Vantara, a hi-tech subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., operating in more than 100 countries. In that role, he led transformational infrastructure, application, and information security efforts, as well as all technology integration for global M&A transactions. He also received industry recognition for the business value his teams delivered through end-to-end digital innovation. Prior to Hitachi Vantara, Mr. Langley-Hawthorne held various executive technology and operations positions at Western Union, leading transformational projects, including the implementation of full-stack technologies that significantly advanced the capabilities of the global customer service team. In addition, he spent 20 years in various IT, consulting, and commercial roles at Information Services Group, Electronic Data Systems, and IBM Australia. Mr. Langley-Hawthorne holds an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Katherine Lee Martin has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary since July 2024. She was appointed Interim General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary in April 2024. Martin joined Hertz in May 2023 as Vice President, Chief Counsel and later assumed the additional role of Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, she held various leadership positions at X Corp. and Twitter, where she oversaw the company’s global portfolio of highly complex litigation, regulatory, and competition matters. Before joining Twitter, Martin spent more than a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, supervising and prosecuting a broad range of federal cases, including sophisticated financial crimes, public corruption, cybercrime, tax, and national security matters. She clerked in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia following law school and earned her J.D. from the William & Mary School of Law. Prior to law school, Martin worked as a staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eric Leef has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer since February 2021. He served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer from September 2020 to February 2021. Leef has nearly 20 years of leadership experience successfully leading global HR organizations, managing labor relations, developing employee engagement and diversity & inclusion initiatives, and overseeing HR operations at corporate and field levels. Before joining Hertz, Leef most recently was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Atria Senior Living Community. Prior to that, he held several executive HR roles over a 16-year period at GE Appliances, supporting the supply chain, technology, and consumer service divisions.

Greg May has served as Executive Vice President, Fleet Management since July 2024. He leads all aspects of Hertz’s fleet management, including fleet procurement and strategy, analytics, and vehicle remarketing. May has over 35 years of experience managing commercial aviation fleets and supply chains. He has held leadership positions at Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, and United Airlines, among other companies. May also founded aircraft leasing company Q Aviation and launched Valkyrie BTO Aviation, a commercial aircraft investment company for Blackstone, where he most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer. May holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Arizona State University.

Mike Moore has served as Executive Vice President, Technical Operations since July 2024. He leads all aspects of Hertz’s fleet maintenance. Due to his more than 25 years of experience managing fleet operations and maintenance, Moore has expertise in overseeing operations and delivering process improvements that reduce costs and drive enhanced financial performance. He has held leadership positions at Delta Air Lines, where he spent a decade in operations-focused roles of increasing responsibility, and at Northwest Airlines, among other companies. He most recently served as Executive Vice President, Spaceline Technical Operations at Virgin Galactic. Moore holds an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of General Studies degree from Valdosta State University.

Elyes Mrad has served as Executive Vice President, Hertz International since December 2023 and oversees the company’s business in Europe and Asia Pacific. Before joining Hertz, he held Managing Director roles at Certares, a leading private equity firm focused on the hospitality and travel industry, and American Express Global Business Travel. Prior to that, Elyes was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Hertz International and Managing Director for Hertz in Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to his roles within Hertz, Elyes has also held senior positions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific with Sita, Japan Tobacco International and Rolex, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Zytlyn Technologies. He holds an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) as well a Master of Science degree in Precision Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.