Rental car giant names new CFO, executive vice president

ESTERO — Eric Esper has been promoted to CFO and executive vice president of finance at Hertz Global Holdings Inc., succeeding outgoing CFO Jamere Jackson, who will remain with the company until Sept. 11. 

According to a press release, Esper joined rental car giant Hertz — which declared bankruptcy in May — in 2018 and served as senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer prior to his recent promotion. From 2010 to 2018, he held a variety of financial leadership roles, including controller and vice president of brand finance, at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. A CPA by training, Esper has also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC.