COMPANY

Between 1990 and 1997 was HFS Incorporated (Hospitality Franchise Systems), founded by Henry R. Silverman. Merged with Comp-U-Card in 1997, and a year later became embroiled in scandal following the revelation of massive accounting fraud under CEO Walter A. Forbes.

Cedant included the brands Days Inn, Super 8, Budget Rent-a-Car, Avis Rent-a-Car, Cheap Tickets, Orbitz, Howard Johnson, Century 21, and Coldwell Banker, among other holdings. Divided into four companies in 2005/06. These are Avis Budget Group, Realogy, Travelport, and Wyndham Worldwide.

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

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:CD (defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John W. Chidsey	Business	c. 1963		CEO of Burger King
Walter A. Forbes	Business	c. 1943		Deposed CEO of Cendant
Ronald L. Nelson	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Avis Budget Group
F. Robert Salerno	Business	c. 1952		President of Avis Budget Group
Henry R. Silverman	Business	1-Aug-1940		Chairman of Realogy

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.	Administrator	17-Feb-1949		President of MLB National League, 1994-99
Martin L. Edelman	Attorney	c. 1941		Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Walter A. Forbes	Business	c. 1943		Deposed CEO of Cendant
Brian Mulroney	Head of State	20-Mar-1939		Canadian Prime Minister, 1984-93
Ronald L. Nelson	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Avis Budget Group
Sheli Z. Rosenberg	Business	2-Feb-1942		Equity Group Investments
Henry R. Silverman	Business	1-Aug-1940		Chairman of Realogy
Craig Stapleton	Diplomat	c. 1945		US Ambassador to France

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