About us

A seasoned executive and entrepreneur, he has held leadership roles in multiple Fortune 500 global public companies. Nierenberg was most recently Senior Vice President of Fleet Services with Avis Budget Group overseeing a fleet of 400,000+ cars and commercial trucks across 100+ maintenance facilities.  Prior to Avis Budget Group, Nierenberg served as part of Hertz Global Holdings’ Senior Management Team with roles as Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Global Fleet for Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC Equipment Rental).  Prior to HERC, Nierenberg spent 14 years in various roles at Ryder System, Inc. with his last responsibility at Ryder leading the Asset Management and Used Vehicle Sales functions.  Nierenberg began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Anderson, LLP.  He holds a M.B.A., a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Accounting and Equivalency in Finance from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Formerly Vice President Operations for Transervice Logistics’ Berkeley Division and Puerto Rico operations and before that, Director of Business Development, Midwest.  Fontana has over 25 years of progressive leadership, operations and sales responsibilities in fleet leasing and trucking. Prior to his 10 years of service with Transervice he began his career in transportation with Wheels, Inc. where he was Senior Director of Purchasing Operations, Truck Engineering, Vendor Management, and Manufacturer Relations.  Fontana holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Development from DePaul University in Chicago.

Bringing more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience to the position, having worked in a variety of industries with responsibility for operations, strategy and general management. His leadership in 10 countries in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East showcased his ability to drive value and strategic initiatives for the companies he served. Most recently, Lafaras was Chief Financial Officer at GGI, a 120-year national glass manufacturing company. He also spent 12 years with Alumil Group, a multi-national group of 35 manufacturing companies in 30 countries worldwide, holding positions as North American Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President; Chief Executive Officer of Bulgaria; and Global Controller. He began his career as Financial Manager for Varvaressos, a public textile manufacturing company. Lafaras holds a M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Sheffield in the UK; a Master in Finance from Baruch College in New York; and a Bachelor in Accounting as well as a Bachelor in Financial Applications from the State Technological Institute of West Macedonia in Greece. He also completed an Executive Education Program in Negotiations and Leadership at Harvard Law School.