internal
Brian J. Choi
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
16 reports
Leadership change Brian J. Choi was promoted to Chief Executive Officer (from Chief Transformation Officer) · DEF 14A, Apr 2 2026
Avis Budget Group, Inc. ·CAR
Power concentrated in six EVPs beneath a new CEO
Retailing · Fortune #360 · Hybrid structure · 20K employees · Parsippany, New Jersey
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
2.3
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
4.8 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 2.4yr from FY2024
60%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$11.7B
Net income
$-889000000
Total assets
$31.3B
Shares out
35M
Sourced from Avis Budget Group, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-02 ↗ View on SEC
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Power concentrated in six EVPs beneath a new CEO. This page maps Avis Budget Group’s post‑2025 leadership structure, detailing the executive team, functional reporting lines, recent CEO/CFO transitions, and how its unusually COO‑less structure compares with peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Brian J. Choi moved into Chief Executive Officer
Promoted to CEO effective July 1, 2025 following planned succession.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO reporting to the CEO to centralize fleet, operations and brand execution, reducing CEO span.
- Shift Digital under CFO Move Digital & Innovation to report to the CFO to tighten capital discipline on technology investment.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Daniel Cunha
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
3 reports
internal
Edward P. Linnen
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
11 yr
3 reports
Ravi Simhambhatla
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
Technology
4 yr
3 reports
internal
Jean M. Sera
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Legal
6 yr
2 reports
internal
Cathleen DeGenova
Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
Finance
2 yr
0 reports
Jagdeep Pahwa
Executive Chairman
Board / Executive
1 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 4 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Brian J. Choi $5.9M
- Base salary
- $838K
- Stock awards
- $4.29M
- Non-equity incentive
- $765K
- Other
- $34K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Daniel Cunha $1.9M
- Base salary
- $325K
- Stock awards
- $1.21M
- Non-equity incentive
- $262K
- Other
- $128K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Ravi Simhambhatla $2.2M
- Base salary
- $500K
- Stock awards
- $1.15M
- Non-equity incentive
- $382K
- Other
- $162K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Edward P. Linnen $1.9M
- Base salary
- $600K
- Stock awards
- $830K
- Non-equity incentive
- $391K
- Other
- $66K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Robust executive and director stock ownership guidelines disclosed in proxy.
The businesses
How Avis Budget Group, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
800 employees
EVP & CFO (Daniel Cunha)
Oversees financial planning, accounting, treasury, tax and investor reporting across the enterprise.
Digital & Innovation
2K employees
EVP & Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (Ravi Simhambhatla)
Leads technology platforms, digital product, data, analytics and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Human Resources
400 employees
EVP & CHRO (Edward P. Linnen)
Manages global workforce strategy, labor relations, compensation, benefits and talent development.
Legal & Compliance
150 employees
SVP, General Counsel (Jean M. Sera)
Responsible for legal affairs, compliance, corporate governance and regulatory matters.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Power is unusually concentrated in a tight band of six executive vice presidents reporting directly to a first‑year CEO.
Avis Budget Group operates without a COO, leaving operational coordination to the CEO and functional EVPs. The structure emphasizes finance, digital transformation, and people operations rather than regional or brand‑level P&L autonomy.
This hybrid enterprise model reflects the company’s post‑2025 transition: a new CEO promoted internally, a recently hired CFO, and long‑tenured functional leaders in HR and Legal. Digital and innovation are elevated to EVP level, signaling technology‑led transformation, while traditional operations remain embedded within functional lines rather than standalone divisions.
- No Chief Operating Officer
- Digital & Innovation elevated to EVP
- New CEO promoted internally in 2025
The comparison
How Avis Budget Group, Inc. stacks up
Compared with other global mobility and travel companies, Avis Budget Group maintains a leaner C‑suite and fewer management layers. Peers such as Hertz and Booking Holdings typically include a COO or divisional presidents with explicit P&L control, increasing depth but diluting CEO span. Avis’s flatter structure …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
3 levels
Hertz Global Holdings
5 levels
5 levels
Expedia Group
6 levels
Uber Technologies
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
5 yr
Hertz Global Holdings
4 yr
6 yr
Expedia Group
5 yr
Uber Technologies
4 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Avis Budget Group, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Hertz Global Holdings ✓ COO — no CAIO
Expedia Group ✓ COO — no CAIO
Uber Technologies — no COO ✓ CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the July 2025 CEO succession, elevating Brian Choi and resetting the executive team.
- promotedBrian J. Choi Chief Executive Officer
Promoted to CEO effective July 1, 2025 following planned succession.
Source - newDaniel Cunha EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Joined as CFO effective July 1, 2025, replacing Izzy Martins.
Source - Date not confirmed reorgExecutive Leadership CEO/CFO transition
CEO and CFO transitions completed in mid‑2025, reshaping top leadership team.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-02
- CEO
- Brian J. Choi
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.8 yr
First full proxy reflecting CEO and CFO succession.
Named executive officers (5)
- Brian J. Choi - Chief Executive Officer since 2025
- Daniel Cunha - Chief Financial Officer since 2025
- Jagdeep Pahwa - Executive Chairman since 2025
- Ravi Simhambhatla - Chief Digital & Innovation Officer since 2022
- Edward P. Linnen - Chief Human Resources Officer since 2015
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-27
- CEO
- Joseph A. Ferraro
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 7.2 yr
CEO succession announced but not yet effective.
Named executive officers (5)
- Joseph A. Ferraro - President & CEO since 2020
- Izilda P. Martins - Chief Financial Officer since 2024
- Brian J. Choi - Chief Transformation Officer since 2024
- Ravi Simhambhatla - Chief Digital & Innovation Officer since 2022
- Edward P. Linnen - Chief Human Resources Officer since 2015
FY2023
10-K filed 2024-02-14
- CEO
- Joseph A. Ferraro
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 8.1 yr
Stable leadership prior to transformation and succession planning.
Named executive officers (5)
- Joseph A. Ferraro - President & CEO since 2020
- Brian J. Choi - Chief Financial Officer since 2020
- Ravi Simhambhatla - Chief Digital & Innovation Officer since 2022
- Edward P. Linnen - Chief Human Resources Officer since 2015
- Jean M. Sera - General Counsel since 2020
Year-over-year changes
2025 marked a clean CEO and CFO transition, materially reducing average C‑suite tenure.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 7.2 → 4.8 yr
- promoted Brian J. Choi - Chief Executive Officer (was Chief Transformation Officer) (DEF 14A, Apr 2 2026)
- departed Joseph A. Ferraro - President & CEO (DEF 14A, Apr 2 2026)
- new Daniel Cunha - Chief Financial Officer (DEF 14A, Apr 2 2026)
The board
Board of directors
6 directors. 4 of 6 independent (67%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Jagdeep Pahwa
Chair Inside
Executive Chairman, Avis Budget Group
Lynn Krominga
Lead Indep. Independent
Management Consultant
Glenn Lurie
Independent
General Partner, Stormbreaker Ventures
Also on: Synchronoss Technologies
Karthik Sarma
Independent
Managing Partner, SRS Investment Management
Anu Hariharan
Independent
Founder & Managing Partner, Avra
Bernardo Hees
Inside
Operating Partner, The Cranemere Group
Also on: Krispy Kreme
The board, organized
Board committees
3 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Glenn Lurie Chair
- Lynn Krominga
- Anu Hariharan
Compensation Committee
100% independent
- Karthik Sarma Chair
- Lynn Krominga
- Glenn Lurie
Corporate Governance Committee
100% independent
- Lynn Krominga Chair
- Karthik Sarma
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Avis Budget Group?
Brian J. Choi has served as Chief Executive Officer since July 1, 2025, following an internal promotion.
What type of organizational structure does Avis Budget Group use?
Avis Budget Group uses a hybrid enterprise structure with strong functional leadership and limited divisional autonomy.
How many direct reports does Avis Budget Group's CEO have?
The CEO has five direct reports, all at the EVP or SVP level.
How has Avis Budget Group's leadership changed recently?
In 2025 the company completed a CEO and CFO transition, promoting Brian Choi and hiring Daniel Cunha as CFO.
Does Avis Budget Group have a COO?
No. Avis Budget Group operates without a Chief Operating Officer, with operational oversight retained by the CEO and EVPs.
Sources
- Company Press Release, Feb 2025
- Company Press Release, Jun 2025
- DEF 14A Filing, Apr 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Avis Budget Group, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Avis Budget Group, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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