Avis Budget Group CEO and leadership

Joe Ferraro was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for Avis Budget Group in June 2020, following a six-month period as interim CEO.

Prior to this, Mr. Ferraro served as President, Americas, for Avis Budget Group. In this role, Mr. Ferraro was responsible for the Company’s Avis, Budget, Payless and Zipcar brands in North and South America, including Latin America and the Caribbean. Mr. Ferraro was previously Senior Vice President of Operations, North America, where he oversaw all Avis and Budget car and truck rental operations in the United States and Canada, including airport and local market locations. He has 40 years of experience with Avis Budget Group, holding various positions of increasing responsibility.

Mr. Ferraro holds a Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.

Jean Sera is a Senior VP/Chief Compliance Ofcr/Secy/Gen Counsel at Avis Budget Group. He has worked as Senior VP/Secretary at Avis Budget Group.

Brian Choi was named Chief Financial Officer for Avis Budget Group in August 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Choi served on the Board of Directors of the Company from January 2016 to 2020. Mr. Choi was a partner at SRS Investment Management, LLC and certain of its affiliates and served in various roles at SRS from 2008 to 2020. Previously, Mr. Choi served as an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Lehman Brothers.

Mr. Choi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard University.

Ned Linnen is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Avis Budget Group, a leading global provider of mobility solutions. In this role, he oversees Avis Budget Group’s global human resources activities including: organizational development, labor and employee relations, talent acquisition and diversity strategies, total rewards strategies, equal employment compliance, health and safety, and employee engagement initiatives.

Mr. Linnen joined Avis Budget Group in 2001, and has since held positions of increased responsibility, including Senior Vice President of Human Resources for North America, Vice President of Labor Relations, Vice President of International Human Resources, Vice President of Domestic Human Resources, and Field Human Resources Director.

Prior to joining Avis Budget Group, Mr. Linnen served in various positions within human resources at Kraft Foods Inc. and Nabisco, Inc. He holds has a Master of Science degree in Organizational Development from Misericordia University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources and Psychology from King’s College.

Mr. Insall was previously senior vice president and chief information officer, and prior to that, he served as vice president of IT operations where he led the segregation of IT systems when Cendant Corporation separated its division into stand-alone companies and created Avis Budget Group, Inc.

Mr. Insall has held various management positions working with Cendant Corporation, Avis Rent A Car, WizCom International LTD and Resorts Condominium International in the areas of application development, business systems management, project management, relationship management, and IT operations.

Mr. Insall has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Saint John’s University in New York.