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Olin Executive MBA alumni are making headlines starting with the announcement from Enterprise Holdings Inc. that Christine Taylor has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, making her one of the highest ranking women in the global car rental industry as well as in the automotive and travel industries. The family-owned Enterprise Holdings– the world’s largest car rental company – owns the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands.

Chrissy Taylor

Chrissy Taylor

According to the news release, “This promotion is further proof that the third generation is ready and able to provide strategic leadership for the long term. Chrissy combines a solid grounding in our traditions and values with the fresh, creative approach required to meet our customers’ evolving needs,” said her father, Andrew C. Taylor, Executive Chairman for Enterprise Holdings Inc.

“One of the keys to Enterprise’s success over the years,” he noted, “has been our family’s steady consistent stewardship.” His niece, Carolyn Kindle Betz, also serves as Vice President and Executive Director of the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, with responsibility for developing and implementing its philanthropic strategies and objectives.

Taylor previously was Senior Vice President of North American Operations for Enterprise Holdings, a position she assumed in 2013. In her new role, Taylor will oversee the company’s operations and continue to serve as a member of the corporate board of Enterprise Holdings Inc. She will report to the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Pamela Nicholson.”     Link to complete news release.

Two more EMBAs making news are Alicia Herald and Jason Froelich. They announced their companies, Teachers-Teachers and myEDmatch, are merging. Teachers-Teachers is the nation’s largest teacher recruitment platform and myEDmatch provides customizable job-matching technology for schools.

The merged company’s mission is to provide innovative teacher-focused solutions that help teachers and schools find their best fit jobs.

Froelich Jason“Many districts and charters are thinking more strategically about teacher recruitment as the teacher shortage continues to make national news,” said Jason Froelich, CEO of Teachers-Teachers. “Combining the matching technology of myEDmatch and our platform of educators creates an opportunity for us to better serve teachers and schools by providing a comprehensive set of tools to support the full job search, recruitment and placement continuum.”

herald alicia“We are creating innovative products together to help teachers find the best fit and enable districts to hire and place teachers based on fit within the district,” said Alicia Herald, CEO and Founder of myEDmatch. “Teacher turnover is a multibillion dollar per year problem that affects millions of students each year.” Link to the news release.

 

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