PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2014--
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own
operator, today announced the appointment of Anurag Gupta to vice
president, enterprise project management office (EPMO).
Reporting to Doug Guziec, senior vice president and chief strategy
officer, Gupta is charged with broad oversight of Rent-A-Center’s
portfolio of business initiatives. His responsibilities include the
establishment of processes and controls designed to manage all phases of
these initiatives. Moreover, he’s tasked with the strategic evaluation
of prospective business initiatives with an eye for determining which
are green-lighted and when they are to be initiated.
With a career steeped in a culture of transformational business
initiatives, Gupta brings more than 17 years of leadership experience to
his new post. Most recently, Gupta served as a senior director at Devon
Energy Corporation where he spent the last five years developing,
socializing and executing on roadmaps within business functions and IT.
Gupta earned an MBA from Duke University, a Master of Science in
computer engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of
Science in computer science and engineering from Indian Institute of
Technology.
“Anurag brings vast knowledge to a key function,” said Guziec. “His
background is certain to prove useful in the realization of our
strategic objectives.”
Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the largest
rent-to-own operator in North America, focused on improving the quality
of life for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain
ownership of high-quality, durable goods such as consumer electronics,
appliances, computers, furniture and accessories, under flexible rental
purchase agreements with no long-term obligation. The Company owns and
operates approximately 3,170 stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico
and Puerto Rico, and approximately 1,355 AcceptanceNOW kiosk locations
in the United States and Puerto Rico. Rent-A-Center Franchising
International, Inc. (previously ColorTyme, Inc.), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, is a franchisor of approximately 180
rent-to-own stores operating under the trade name of “Rent-A-Center,”
“ColorTyme,” or “RimTyme.” For additional information about the Company,
please visit www.rentacenter.com.
Source: Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Xavier Dominicis, 972-801-1988
Cell:
214-708-7980
Xavier.Dominicis@Rentacenter.com