10 Hertz IT leaders
Sadashiv Iyer, Senior Vice President of Technology, heads this list of Hertz IT leaders, who run infrastructure and operations, network services, business applications, ERP delivery, data platforms and field technology. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Hertz from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Abdi Hagar, CISM,CLSSGB
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, IT Business Applications · Hertz Global
Abdi Hagar has been Senior Director, IT Business Applications at Hertz Global since May 2018 and has also held the role Sr Director Technology Solutions at Hertz Global Inc since June 2020. Abdi Hagar was Director, Systems & IT Management. Hertz Canada RAC/Herc/Dollar Thrifty & Brazil at Hertz Corporation from 2014 to 2018.
Bear Meiring
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Global Field Technology & Support · Hertz
Bear Meiring has been Sr. Director, Global Field Technology & Support at Hertz since August 2023 and was Director, Field Technology & Support there from 2022 to 2023. Bear Meiring was Senior Manager, Voice & Collaboration Services at Open Technology Solutions, LLC from 2021 to 2022 and Senior Manager, Collaboration & Voice Services | Systems Engineer | Systems Architect at Hitachi Vantara from 2013 to 2021.
Brian Mizell
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, IT Infrastructure & Digital Workplace · Hertz
Brian Mizell is a former Director, IT Infrastructure & Digital Workplace at Hertz, a role held from March 2023 to March 2025. Brian Mizell was also Director, IT End User Services at Tesla in 2025, VPII, End User Workplace Technology at LPL Financial from 2025 to 2026 and Senior Manager, Core IT Infrastructure at USAA from 2021 to 2022.
Chad Gettelman
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director - Network Services & Strategy · Hertz
Chad Gettelman has been Sr Director - Network Services & Strategy at Hertz since June 2022 and was Infrastructure Manager - Network/Telecom/Contact Center at Harley-Davidson Motor Company from 2019 to 2022. Chad Gettelman was also Assistant Director – Network Services at Northwestern Mutual from 2018 to 2019 and Engineering Manager – Network Services there from 2016 to 2018.
Eilish Cunningham
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director · Hertz
Eilish Cunningham has been Senior Director at Hertz since June 2025, and the profile headline reads Senior Director- EU End User Services at Hertz. At Hertz, Eilish Cunningham was also Director from 2022 to 2025, IT Manager - EU Field Services from 2017 to 2022 and Project Manager - Infrastucture Services from 2016 to 2017.
Gopalakrishnan Veereeswaran
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technical Services · Hertz
Gopalakrishnan Veereeswaran has been Director of Technical Services at Hertz since March 2023, based in the Denver area, and the profile headline names infrastructure and cloud operations. Gopalakrishnan Veereeswaran was Associate Director - Delivery at Cognizant from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Manager - Service Delivery there from 2016 to 2020.
Jody Larsen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Enterprise Data Platforms & Engineering · Hertz
Jody Larsen has been Senior Director, Enterprise Data Platforms & Engineering at Hertz since May 2022 and was Senior Director, Enterprise Data and Analytics there from 2021 to 2022. Jody Larsen was Senior Consultant - Hertz at Teradata from 2011 to 2020 and Senior Consultant - HercRentals there from 2012 to 2021.
Joseph DeGrave, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director Technical Delivery - Oracle Fusion ERP/EPM · Hertz
Joseph DeGrave has been Director Technical Delivery - Oracle Fusion ERP/EPM at Hertz since September 2024 and was Director, Corporate Platforms (EPM) there from 2021 to 2024. Joseph DeGrave was Management Consultant at RGP from 2020 to 2021 and Director of Financial Systems Support and Governance at Carnival Corporation from 2019 to 2020.
Matt Stollenwerk
LinkedInExperience: VP Infrastructure and Operations · Hertz
Matt Stollenwerk has been VP Infrastructure and Operations at Hertz since December 2021 and was Head of I&O, End User Services, and Cyber Security at Hydrite from 2020 to 2021. Matt Stollenwerk was also Vice President Of Infrastructure at Northwestern Mutual from 2018 to 2019 and Director - Infrastructure and Operations there from 2014 to 2018.
Sadashiv Iyer
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Technology · Hertz
Sadashiv Iyer has been Senior Vice President of Technology at Hertz since January 2022 and also holds the title Vice President Engineering Technology there. The profile says Sadashiv Iyer leads a global team of cloud platform engineering, devops, compute, network and middleware, and Sadashiv Iyer was Head of Infrastructure & Cloud at Western Union from 2020 to 2022.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current IT role at Hertz?
- 02How do you weigh requests from business leaders against other IT priorities?
- 03Which IT projects have taken the most of your time over the past year?
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