Sixt Promotes Meissner to U.S. Region President and COO

Sixt has promoted Italy managing director Michael Meissner as president and COO for the united statesregion, efficient instantly. Meissner has been at Sixt for 13 years, through which he contributed considerably to the automobile rental firm’s worldwide growth by increase the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and Italian markets. Sixt in an announcement stated Meissner’s appointment furthers the corporate’s plan to place itself to gain significant share in the U.S. market. This newest C-suite appointment follows Sixt’s naming of former Hertz International CFO Thomas Kennedy as president and CFO for the U.S. area in November 2020.

In line with Sixt, Meissner and Kennedy every maintain the title of president, specializing in totally different areas. As COO, Meissner is chargeable for operations, together with mobility, fleet companies, human assets, income and capability administration; as CFO, Kennedy is chargeable for finance, together with technique, the shared service heart, company improvement and procurement, in response to the corporate.