ANC Rental Corporation Executive Karen Beard Appointed to Florida Commission on Tourism.Business & Travel Editors/Automotive Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 Governor Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida as well as the first Republican to be re-elected to that office. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the younger brother of current President George W. has appointed ANC ANC abbr. African National Congress ANC African National Congress: South African political movement instrumental in bringing an end to apartheid ANC n abbr (= Rental Corporation (Nasdaq:ANCX) executive Karen Beard to the Florida Commission on Tourism, a private/public partnership that is responsible for promoting Florida tourism. Beard is ANC Rental's president -- North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. and National. Beard will become one of 28 representatives of the Florida tourism industry who serve on the Commission. The other three members consist of the governor, who chairs the commission, and one member each from the Florida House and Senate. This Commission appointment also makes Beard a member of the board of VISIT FLORIDA VISIT FLORIDA is the first ever private/public marketing partnership in the United States and is designed to increase Florida's number one industry--tourism. On June 19, 1996, Governor Lawton Chiles signed a bill that dissolved Florida's Department of Commerce and turned its , the not-for-profit corporation A not-for-profit corporation is a corporation created by statute, government or judicial authority that is not intended to provide a profit to the owners or members. A corporation that is organized to provide profits to its owners or members is a for-profit corporation. that markets Florida tourism on behalf of the Commission. "I'm honored to have been selected to serve on the Commission. I love Florida and will enjoy the opportunity to work with the Commission and VISIT FLORIDA to promote our state's number one industry -- tourism," said Beard, who was born in Miami and has lived in Florida all her life. She currently lives in Parkland, which is located in Broward County. Beard is responsible for all aspects of running ANC Rental Corporation's Alamo Rent A Car Alamo Rent A Car is a car rental agency. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but has branches across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, parts of Africa, Europe, and Australia as well as some locations on various Caribbean islands. and National Car Rental in North America. She reports to ANC's President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Karsner. Prior to her current position, Beard was the first female president of a major car rental company, Alamo. Her career at Alamo spans more than 20 years. Beard has served as Vice President of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , Reservation Sales and Consumer Affairs, Vice President of Domestic Sales, Sr. Vice President of Operations, and Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Fleet and Revenue Management. During her tenure at Alamo, she successfully led many initiatives such as: targeting the leisure traveler and the value-conscious business traveler as the brand's primary market; creating a user-friendly, state-of-the-art consumer Web site and a dedicated travel agent Web site; initiating innovative facility redesigns to better serve leisure travelers; cementing major partnerships; and streamlining operations. Beard was selected "One of the 25 Most Influential Executives" in 1999 and 2000 by Leisure Travel News. She has been named "One of the Most Powerful Women in Travel" every year since 1996 by Travel Agent Magazine and was also named "1999 Car Rental Person of the Year" by its editors. ANC Rental Corporation, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, is one of the world's largest car rental companies with annual revenue of approximately $3.5 billion in 1999. ANC Rental Corporation, the parent company of Alamo, National, and CarTemps, is the only company in the car rental industry that operates three distinct brands. ANC Rental Corporation has more than 3,000 locations in 69 countries and employs approximately 22,000 associates worldwide. photo available upon request |
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