and Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. president and CEO Brian MacDonald will act as interim CEO while the company's board searches for a permanent leader, Hertz Global Holdings announced Monday. The company's board credited Frissora, who has led Hertz since 2007, with a tenure that "transformed Hertz from a single on-airport rental car brand to a world-leading rental car company with a portfolio of brands that reach multiple consumer and business segments both on- and off-airport," according to a statement by independent lead director Linda Fayne Levinson. In particular, he was instrumental in the company's acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, for which
BTN named him
one of the 25 most influential business travel executives of 2012.