Former Hertz CEO lands top post at area self-storage giant

CLEARWATER — Kathy Marinello, who resigned from her position as president and CEO of car rental giant Hertz a week before the company filed for bankruptcy last May, has been named to the same positions at moving and storage company PODS.   

Marinello, according to a statement, succeeds outgoing PODS President and CEO John Koch, who is retiring after more than eight years with the Clearwater-based company, a pioneer in portable moving and storage. Marinello held CEO posts at several other companies prior to Hertz, the release adds. The list includes Stream Global Services, Ceridian Corp., the Electronic Payments Group at First Data and the Fleet Commercial Finance, Consumer Insurance and Consumer Finance divisions of General Electric.