Mr. Beracha has served as a director of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since the effective date of Hertz Holdings' initial public offering in November, 2006. He most recently served as Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of the Sara Lee Bakery Group, which was created when Sara Lee acquired The Earthgrains Company in 2001. Mr. Beracha retired from Sara Lee in June, 2003. He also served as Chairman and CEO of The Earthgrains Company, which was spun off from Anheuser-Busch in 1996. In 1967, Mr. Beracha joined Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc., and held various management positions of increasing responsibility within the company until the spin-off of Earthgrains. He served as Vice President and Group Executive of Anheuser Busch Companies from 1976 until March 1996. Mr. Beracha serves on the Boards of Directors of McCormick & Co. and Pepsi Bottling Group. As of Spring 2006, Mr. Beracha is Chairman of the Audit and Affiliated Transactions Committee of Pepsi Bottling Group and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of McCormick and Company. Since December 2005, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Louis University.
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