ANC's Hall Honored By Computerworld Magazine; IT Executive Selected As One of Top 100

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--June 15, 2001--Rickie Hall, vice president and chief information officer at ANC Rental Corporation , was recently named as one of Computerworld magazine's Premiere 100 IT Leaders for 2001. The magazine annually honors industry leaders who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology.
    Joining ANC Rental Corporation in March 2000, Ms. Hall is responsible for all aspects of information technology including strategic planning, new business/product development and vendor relations. Under her leadership, her group developed several successful initiatives to improve revenue and control costs from an IT perspective. A key focus has been on enhancing the customer experience, whether it is bypassing the counter using QuickRent on http://alamo.com or using One-Click on http://nationalcar.com to speed transaction time.
    "Success in any leadership position is obtained quicker by actions than words alone. Leading by example has proven itself time and again," said Hall.
    Hall has been in the hospitality/travel industry for close to twenty years. Prior to her current position, Ms. Hall was vice president of hotel information technology for Hilton Hotel Corporation and was responsible for hotel level systems for more then 1,900 locations. During this tenure, Ms. Hall was profiled in CIO magazine as one of that publication's IT Women Leaders in Technology. She also held key technology positions at Harrah's Entertainment where she was instrumental in creating the gaming industry's first national customer repository for improving marketing capabilities.
    "We are fortunate to have someone of Rickie's caliber on our team at ANC," said ANC North America President, Karen Beard. "She has revitalized the IT area and she continues to help us maintain cutting edge services to support our millions of customer transactions throughout the year," continued Beard.
    ANC Rental Corporation is one of the world's largest car rental companies with annual revenue of approximately $3.5 billion in 2000. ANC Rental Corporation, the parent company of Alamo and National has more than 4,000 locations in 69 countries and employs approximately 19,000 associates worldwide.