Hertz France Names New General Manager
Emmanuel Delachambre, who was previously chairman and CEO at GEFCO France, will join Hertz on Oct. 5.
Delachambre will be based at Hertz’s French headquarters in Montigny Le Bretonneux, France.
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Hertz International today announced it has named Emmanuel Delachambre as general manager of Hertz France.
Delachambre, who was previously chairman and CEO at GEFCO France, will join Hertz on Oct. 5. He will take over the role from Alexandre de Navailles, who left the company in June 2020.
Delachambre will be responsible for leading the global car rental company’s French operations. He brings more than 20 years of experience in leading and turning around companies in the transportation, freight forwarding and logistics sectors, most notably GEFCO, SNCF, Voies Ferrees locales et Industrielles (VFLI), and Euro Cargo Rail, a freight weight railway company of Deutsche Bhan group.
Delachambre will be based at Hertz’s French headquarters in Montigny Le Bretonneux, France.
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