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Samuel Merksamer
(Class I)
Mr. Merksamer has served as a director of Hertz Holdings and Hertz since September 2014. Mr. Merksamer is
35 years old.
Business Experience Mr. Merksamer is a Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP, a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified
holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar,
food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion), where he has been employed since May 2008.
Mr. Merksamer is responsible for identifying, analyzing and monitoring investment opportunities and portfolio
companies for Icahn Capital. From 2003 until 2008, Mr. Merksamer was an analyst at Airlie Opportunity Capital
Management, a hedge fund management company, where he focused on high yield and distressed investments.
Mr. Merksamer received an A.B. in Economics from Cornell University in 2002
Directorships and Other
Experience
Mr. Merksamer has been a director of: Transocean Partners LLC, a holding company with subsidiaries that own
and operate ultra-deepwater drilling rigs, since November 2014; Hologic, Inc., a supplier of diagnostic, medical
imaging and surgical products, since December 2013; Transocean Ltd., a provider of offshore contract drilling
services for oil and gas wells, since May 2013; Navistar International Corporation, a truck and engine
manufacturer, since December 2012; and Ferrous Resources Limited, an iron ore mining company with
operations in Brazil, since November 2012. Mr. Merksamer was previously a director of: Talisman Energy Inc.,
an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, from December 2013 to May 2015; CVR
Energy, Inc., a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer
manufacturing industries, from May 2012 to September 2014; CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream
energy limited partnership, from September 2012 to May 2014; Federal-Mogul Corporation, a supplier of
automotive powertrain and safety components, from September 2010 to January 2014; American Railcar
Industries, Inc., a railcar manufacturing company, from June 2011 to June 2013; Viskase Companies, Inc., a
meat casing company, from January 2010 to April 2013; PSC Metals Inc., a metal recycling company, from
March 2009 to October 2012; and Dynegy Inc., a company primarily engaged in the production and sale of
electric energy, capacity and ancillary services, from March 2011 to September 2012. CVR Refining, CVR
Energy, Federal−Mogul, American Railcar Industries, Viskase Companies and PSC Metals are each indirectly
controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has or previously had non-controlling interests in Hertz, Talisman,
Transocean, Navistar, Ferrous Resources and Dynegy Inc. through the ownership of securities.
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Source: HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC, 10-K, July 16, 2015 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠
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