Charles Fisher will join peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, Turo, as its new chief financial officer.
In his new post, Fisher will lead all aspects of Turo’s finance, investor relations and accounting functions.
Fisher will also be responsible for financial operations and bringing profitable growth.
Most recently, Fisher was with Charter Communications, serving in the role of executive vice president, corporate finance and development. He joined Charter in 2013.
In that post, he managed Charter’s debt and equity capital markets strategy and execution, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development, including equity investments and joint ventures.
Before his time at Charter, Fisher was with Guggenheim Securities as a senior managing director for telecoms & media.
He was earlier with Nomura Securities, leading the media investment banking practice for the Americas.
He also previously served as a managing director and led Lehman Brothers’ and Nomura’s European Cable Investment Banking business in London. He was also a managing director for Lehman Brothers in London and New York.
“Chuck deeply believes in our mission, shares our company values and has the perfect track record for leading long-term growth and financial performance,” Turo chief executive officer Andre Haddad said in a news release. "Chuck’s rich experience leading financial operations for global companies will be instrumental to the next chapter of our success at Turo."
"It is a thrill to be joining the amazing team at Turo and to bring my experience to help turbocharge its growth at such an exciting time," Fisher said.
Fisher also said, “Turo has built a world-class marketplace that has defined the peer-to-peer car sharing category, and I look forward to being part of their mission to put the world’s 1.5 billion cars to better use.”
Carsharing marketplace HyreCar appointed new leaders on Thursday, saying that they were coming on board at a time of significant growth opportunities for the company.
After serving as the company’s senior vice-president of strategic partnerships, Brian Allan will assume the role of president for HyreCar, a carsharing marketplace for ridesharing, food, and package delivery services.
The company also appointed leaders for the roles of chief technology officer and senior vice-president of product and operations.
All three executive appointments are effective Monday.
As for Allan, he has led HyreCar’s dealer and strategic partnership initiatives since 2018, and the company said he has increased institutional vehicle supply and incremental revenue opportunities.
Allan joined HyreCar after serving 30 years as group general manager at privately-held automotive retailer, Galpin Motors. Allan also served on several OEM dealer councils and advisory boards for automotive and technology firms.
For the chief technology officer post, HyreCar appointed Ken Grimes, who previously served as vice-president, technology.
Grimes led the technology team after succeeding HyreCar co-founder Abhi Arora in 2019. Grimes is a veteran systems engineer and entrepreneur, with more than 18 years of experience in management, research, and development. Grimes offers experience in specialized modernizing legacy tech stacks with hyper-scale technologies including distributed systems, blockchain, and IoT.
For the role of senior vice president of product and operations, HyreCar has appointed Megan Behrens, who the company said previously served in important roles since its 2016 inception.
Behrens was previously vice president of product, and in that role she was directly responsible for customer retention, satisfaction, and lifetime value objectives.
HyreCar said it will use its recent completion of a $29.7 million public offering of common stock in part to increase scalability, product offerings, and customer service initiatives.
“HyreCar has entered a period of tremendous opportunities,” HyreCar chief executive officer Joe Furnari said in a news release.
Furnari also said, “We are in a position to leverage HyreCar’s innovative platform to accelerate growth and additional revenue streams. These new leadership appointments are critical to ensure that HyreCar executes on these goals.”
Regarding Allan’s appointment as company president, Furnari said he has a proven track record of delivering sustainable growth, increasing operating efficiencies and building teams.
“Brian is widely recognized as an innovator in the automotive industry and a respected authority on mobility trends,” Furnari said. He said Allan in his previous position of senior vice president for HyreCar has shown the ability to grow the business.
“His new role as president will leverage his skills across the company,” Furnari said.
He said Grimes’ appointment to the chief technology officer post affirms the company’s commitment to continue innovation and enhance HyreCar’s proprietary technology. As vice president of technology, Grimes played a strong role in implementing actions to increase scalability and innovation, Furnari said.
As for Behrens’ appointment to senior vice president of product and operations, Furnari said it is a natural career progression from her contributions to HyreCar’s success.
“Megan’s commitment to customer success and experience is critical for the next phase of HyreCar’s growth,” Furnari said. “I’m proud to say the appointments announced today provide the depth of leadership and skill sets necessary to ensure that HyreCar maximizes its opportunities and achieves its objectives.”
