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Wayland Hicks. Mr. Hicks has been Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Rentals, Inc. since December 2003, and a Director and Vice Chairman since 1998. He joined United Rentals in November 1997 and served as Chief Operating Officer from 1997 until being appointed Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Mr. Hicks served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Indigo N.V. from 1996 to 1997, and as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nextel Communications Corp. from 1994 to 1995. From 1967 to 1994 he held various positions with Xerox Corporation, including Managing Director of Rank Xerox in Great Britain, and Chief Staff Operator for Rank Xerox, Ltd. where he held responsibility for the marketing strategy of Xerox products in Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. In 1983, Mr. Hicks was appointed a Group Vice President of Xerox and President of the Reprographics Business Group, and in 1986 was named Executive Vice President of Xerox and President of the Xerox Business Products and Systems Group, with responsibility for the engineering and manufacturing of all Xerox products. In 1989, he was appointed Executive Vice President-Marketing and Customer Operations, with management responsibility for 75,000 employees. Mr. Hicks is also a Director of Perdue Farms Incorporated. | 