Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 22, 1998
SANDY MILLER, 45, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of
Budget Group, Inc. In this position, he serves as chief strategist in
developing a vision for the company and driving profits to its
shareholders. Mr. Miller first joined Budget in 1980 as a licensee
operations manager. After purchasing Budget's Daytona Beach franchise,
he went on to acquire Budget's LaGuardia and Kennedy airport locations
with partner Jeff Congdon. By 1984, the partners, which now included
John Kennedy, also owned franchises throughout northern Florida. In
1989, Team Rental Group, as it was then known, sold all of its
franchises except San Diego back to Budget Corporation. Mr. Miller then
served as Budget's Director of Marketing, Special Accounts until 1991.
From 1991 to 1994, he was Vice President of Tranex Rental of New York,
Inc., which operated the Albany and Rochester Budget franchises, and he
also was Vice President of Capital City Leasing, Inc., which operated
the Richmond, Virginia franchise. Mr. Miller has been in his present
capacity as Chairman of the Board and CEO since April 1994. He is also a
director of MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and Colonial Bank of Volusia
County, Florida. In 1993, Mr. Miller served as President of the American
Car Rental Association. He also served as Chairman of the Licensee Local
Market Advisory Board for the Budget System in 1989 and 1990. He is the
proud recipient of the 1997 Enterprise Award given by The Chamber of
Commerce, Daytona Beach/Halifax Area in recognition of area firms and
entrepreneurs who have contributed to the overall economic vitality and
growth of their area. Profile
then over the next two to three years, what are the opportunities and
the challenges that you see for your company?
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