Biography

Thomas C. Kennedy has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2021. Mr. Kennedy currently serves as President and CEO North America of SIXT Rental Car, a role he has held since January 2025, and prior to that, Mr. Kennedy served as President and CFO since November 2020. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hertz Global Holdings from 2013 until his retirement in 2018. Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection in May 2020. Prior to joining Hertz, Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hilton Worldwide Holdings from 2008 to 2013. Between 2003 and 2007, Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vanguard Car Rental, parent company of the National Car Rental and Alamo Rental Car brands. Prior to joining Vanguard, Mr. Kennedy served in a number of financial positions with increasing responsibilities from 1992 to 2003 at Northwest Airlines, Inc., a global network airline, including Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller; Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis; Managing Director, Corporate Planning; and Director Finance and Information Services, Pacific Division, Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Kennedy graduated from Tulane University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Economics in 1987 where he also was a three-year letterman swimmer. Mr. Kennedy received his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in 1992. Between his undergraduate and graduate studies, Mr. Kennedy worked for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in their Public Finance investment banking division from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Kennedy serves on the board of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation. Mr. Kennedy is a valuable member of the Board of Directors because of his experience as an executive at large public companies and his financial expertise.