Hertz replaces CEO for the third time in 17 months

The Hertz Corp. has named former Ford Motor chief as interim CEO as it, again, looks for a new leader.

COURTESY: Mark Fields, former Ford Motor Co. president and CEO, will serve as Hertz's interim CEO as it looks for a new leader.
COURTESY: Mark Fields, former Ford Motor Co. president and CEO, will serve as Hertz's interim CEO as it looks for a new leader.
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ESTERO — Mark Fields, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Co., has been named interim CEO of The Hertz Corp., the third person to hold the title at the troubled rental car giant in the past two years and the seventh in the past six years.

 

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