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Mark Frissora

Mark Paul Frissora (born August 1955) is an American business executive. He has been the CEO and president of The Hertz Corporation, and was the CEO and president of Caesars Entertainment until 2019.

Prior to his July 2015 appointment as Caesars' CEO, he had spent his career in various management positions at General Electric, Philips Lighting Company and Aeroquip-Vickers, as well as CEO and chairman of Tenneco and Hertz.

Frissora assumed the role of CEO of Tenneco in 2000. Prior to stepping down in 2006, he was attributed to raising Tenneco's revenue by 39 percent for a total of $4.4 billion. Frissora subsequently joined The Hertz Corporation as CEO in 2006. On January 1, 2007, he became company chairman.

Frissora was named by Business Travel News as one of the most "Influential Business Travel Executives" of 2012. While at Hertz, Frissora participated in international business groups including Business Roundtable, the World Economic Forum, McKinsey CEO Advisory Council, and the G100. In 2012, Frissora was presented with the Oliver R. Grace Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Cancer Research. He stepped down from Hertz in September 2014.

Frissora was born in August 1955 in Columbus, Ohio. He earned a B.A. from Ohio State University and later attended Babson College in Massachusetts. Frissora later enrolled in Thunderbird School of Management in Arizona where he studied executive development.

Frissora began his career in 1978 at General Electric. He remained with the company until 1987. Frissora moved to Philips Lighting Company, where he served as Director of Marketing for the Consumer Division in Somerset, New Jersey from November 1988 to January 1991.

He went on to serve as Vice President at Aeroquip-Vickers from 1991 to 1996.

In 1996, Frissora repositioned to Tenneco, where he would again serve in several management positions. His initial role was VP of North American Emissions Control Operations for Walker Manufacturing. Frissora later served as Senior VP and General Manager of Tenneco's worldwide original equipment business from 1998 until March 1999. He was appointed CEO and President of Automotive Operations in April. He joined Tenneco's Board of Directors, of which he was elected chairman, in March of 2000.

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