Marketplace: Driving toward larger market share

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Driving toward larger market share

Earlier this month the Alamo and National rental car brands were sold to the number one company in the industry -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Enterprise is changing. Kai Ryssdal talked with its man in the driver's seat, Andrew Taylor.

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Andrew Taylor

Executive Snapshot

Who: Andrew Taylor, chairman and chief executive officer of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Education: Earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration at the University of Denver.

What you may not know: Taylor got his first job at Enterprise at 16 washing cars during summer vacation.

Personal: Taylor lives in St. Louis with his wife, Barbara.

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