TULSA, Okla., Oct. 29 // PRNewswire-FirstCall // -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) announced today that Rick Morris has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
He will be responsible for providing the vision and leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives that improve cost-effectiveness, service quality and business development in a constantly changing, competitive marketplace. He will lead Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group in planning and implementing enterprise information systems to support operations and achieve more cost-beneficial enterprise-wide IT operations.
Morris has more than 20 years in the information technology arena, most recently for Capital One Financial Corporation -- one of the top 10 banks in the U.S. -- as Chief Information Officer of one of the company's major divisions. From 1995 to 2002, he worked for UMB Bank in the areas of electronic banking applications and data security, e-business systems and other technology-related disciplines. Morris started his career at Payless Cashways as a programmer and applications development manager at the $2 billion home improvement retailer.
He received his B.S. in Computer Information Systems from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, where he completed his M.B.A. in 1996.
About Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTG) is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Driven by the mission, "Value Every Time," the company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, serve value-conscious travelers from more than 1,475 locations in 70 countries, including 836 corporate and franchised locations in the United States and Canada. The Dollar or Thrifty brands operate in virtually all of the top U.S. airport markets; both brands operate in all of the top Canadian airport markets. The company's more than 8,500 employees are located mainly in North America, but global service capabilities exist through an ever expanding franchise network. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DTG. For additional information visit http://www.dollar.com, http://www.thrifty.com or http://www.dtag.com.
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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTG) is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.