Green Motion & U-Save Names Chief Americas Officer
The operator announces the promotion of Brenda Azua to the C-suite and board of directors.

Azua has been with the green car rental company since 2015 and played a key role in the acqusition of the U-Save brand last fall.
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Green Motion International announced that Brenda Azua has been promoted to chief Americas officer.
Azua joined Green Motion in 2015, formerly working in a marketing and operational role with the company's Costa Rican franchise, and has been responsible for heading up the development of the brand, expanding the franchise footprint across North, Latin, and Central America, and played a major part in the company's acquisition of the American car rental brand U-Save in September 2022.
Richard Lowden, founder and CEO of Green Motion and president of U-Save International said, "I am utterly thrilled that Brenda has accepted the promotion to chief Americas officer, taking her seat on the main board of our organization. Brenda has played a major and decisive role in the development of Green Motion and now U-Save, not just in the Americas but also around the world. Her level of professionalism and integrity is outstanding, and there is no doubt that she is the right person to oversee the development and sustainable success of our brands throughout the Americas."
Brenda Azua added: "I am truly honored to be able to continue working for the expansion of our network in the Americas, bringing the combined benefits that both Green Motion and U-Save to our existing franchisees and affiliates, and to many more to come. We have formed an amazing Americas team, which is solely focused on supporting our network in achieving success on each market."
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