Getaround Expands Executive Leadership Team, Appoints Eduardo Iniguez SVP of Finance & Strategy, AJ Lee VP of Gig Marketplace
May 24 2023 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
Former HyreCar executives to bolster carsharing
pioneer’s best-in-class leadership team, further strengthens
synergies for global carsharing leadership
Getaround (NYSE: GETR) (“Getaround'' or “the Company”), the
world's first connected carsharing marketplace, today announced the
appointments of Eduardo Iniguez, Senior Vice President of Finance
& Strategy, and AJ Lee, Vice President of Gig Marketplace.
Iniguez and Lee both join Getaround following the Company’s
acquisition of HyreCar’s assets, the leading U.S. gig carsharing
marketplace. Through this acquisition, Getaround expects to
accelerate its path to profitability, while unlocking additional
earning potential for hosts and enhanced flexibility of quality
vehicle options on the Getaround marketplace.
“I am thrilled to welcome both Eduardo and AJ, as well as
additional members of the HyreCar team, to Getaround,” said
Getaround CEO and Founder Sam Zaid. “Eduardo’s operational
expertise and financial planning experience will accelerate
Getaround’s ability to deliver sustained growth and position the
company for long-term profitability. Additionally, AJ is a proven
growth and operations executive that will play a key role driving
the growth of our gig marketplace unit going forward.”
Eduardo Iniguez – Senior Vice President, Finance &
Strategy
Iniguez is a senior finance executive with broad expertise
across a wide range of sectors with a specialization in operational
finance, restructuring and strategic M&A activity. With more
than 14 years of experience in operational finance, treasury,
budgeting, networking capital management and public accounting,
Iniguez will oversee the Company’s financial operations and risk
management with a focus on cost optimization and financial
transformation initiatives.
Prior to Getaround, Iniguez served as Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer of HyreCar and was previously the Vice
President of Corporate Finance & Accounting at AllClear
Aerospace & Defense where he was responsible for 11 P&Ls
globally and also served as the CFO of their joint venture. Iniguez
received his Master of Business Administration in Finance and
Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration and
Accounting from the University of Southern California.
AJ Lee – Vice President, Gig Marketplace
Lee brings nearly two decades of growth and operations
experience to Getaround after HyreCar, previously holding senior
leadership positions at Airspace Technologies, NEXT and Amazon. In
this role, he will oversee growth and integration of Getaround’s
gig business.
Before Getaround, Lee served as Chief Operating Officer of
HyreCar and was previously the company’s Senior Vice President of
Growth. At HyreCar, Lee was instrumental in leading the company’s
sales, marketing, operations, and technology teams. Lee earned his
Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, his
MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and an MPA from
the Harvard Kennedy School.
About Getaround
Offering a 100% digital experience, Getaround (NYSE: GETR) makes
sharing cars and trucks simple through its proprietary cloud and
in-car Connect® technology. The company empowers consumers to shift
away from car ownership through instant and convenient access to
desirable, affordable, and safe cars from entrepreneurial hosts.
Getaround’s on-demand technology enables a contactless experience —
no waiting in line at a car rental facility, manually completing
paperwork, or meeting anyone to collect or drop off car keys.
Getaround’s mission is to utilize its peer-to-peer marketplace to
help solve some of the most pressing challenges facing the world
today, including environmental sustainability and access to
economic opportunity. Launched in 2011, Getaround is available
today in more than 1,000 cities across the United States and
Europe. For more information, please visit
https://www.getaround.com/.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230524005377/en/
Shyna Deepak press@getaround.com
Getaround (NYSE:GETR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Getaround (NYSE:GETR)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024