COMPANY

Operates over 3500 "rent-to-own" retail stores.

Official Website:
http://www.rentacenter.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NASDAQ:RCII

Corporate headquarters:
Plano, TX

Sales:
$2.3B (2005)

Employees:
15,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mitchell E. Fadel	Business	c. 1958		President and COO of Rent-a-Center
Mark E. Speese	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Rent-A-Center
J. Ernest Talley	Business	3-Apr-1935	21-Jun-2003	Rent-A-Center

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mitchell E. Fadel	Business	c. 1958		President and COO of Rent-a-Center
Michael J. Gade	Business	c. 1952		Challance Group
Jeffery M. Jackson	Business	c. 1957		CFO of Sabre Holdings
Kerney Laday	Business	c. 1943		Former VP at Xerox
J. V. Lentell	Business	c. 1939		Vice Chairman of Intrust Bank NA
Leonard H. Roberts	Business	19-Feb-1949		CEO of Radio Shack, 1999-2005
Mark E. Speese	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Rent-A-Center

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dick Armey	Politician	7-Jul-1940		US House Majority Leader, 1995-2003
Laurence M. Berg	Business	c. 1967		Senior Partner, Apollo Advisors LP
Mary Elizabeth Burton	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Zale
Andrew S. Jhawar	Business	c. 1972		VP at Apollo Management
J. Ernest Talley	Business	3-Apr-1935	21-Jun-2003	Rent-A-Center

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Troy Aikman	Football	21-Nov-1966		Cowboys all-time passing yards leader
Hulk Hogan	Wrestling	11-Aug-1953		Hogan Knows Best
Magic Johnson	Basketball	14-Aug-1959		Lakers star, AIDS spokesman

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