United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that Jonathan M.
Gottsegen will join the company as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective February 18, 2009. Gottsegen
replaces Roger E. Schwed who is stepping down but will remain with the
company for a transition period.
Michael Kneeland, CEO of United Rentals, said, “We are delighted that
Jonathan has agreed to lead our legal team as he brings extensive
experience in mergers and acquisitions, financings, securities,
regulatory and corporate governance. I am very pleased to have Jonathan
on our executive team, and I know that he will help us achieve our
strategic objectives.”
Kneeland added, “We deeply appreciate Roger’s efforts on behalf of
United Rentals over the past three years and wish him well in his future
endeavors.”
Prior to joining United Rentals, Gottsegen directed the Corporate and
Securities Practice Group at The Home Depot, Inc., where he led a team
responsible for oversight of the company’s key legal matters. Earlier,
Gottsegen served as securities counsel for Time Warner Inc., responsible
for corporate, securities and corporate governance. From 1999-2003,
Gottsegen was an associate in the New York office of Kaye Scholer
Fierman Hays & Handler in its corporate and securities transactional
practice.
From 1996 to 1999, Gottsegen was a senior staff attorney with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission in its Division of Corporate Finance.
He received an undergraduate degree from Emory University, a law degree
from Tulane University and is a member of the bar of Louisiana, New
York, and the District of Columbia.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the
world, with an integrated network of over 625 rental locations in 48
states, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company’s approximately
9,800 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities,
municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent over
2,900 classes of rental equipment with a total original cost of $4.1
billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400
Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is headquartered in Greenwich,
Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com.
United Rentals, Inc.
Fred Bratman, 203-618-7318
Cell:
917-847-4507
fbratman@ur.com
