Top Executives in Business: A Conversation with Irene Moshouris and Fred Bratman, hosted by QCF board member Chaim Wachsberger

Irene Moshouris, ’82, serves as Senior Vice President & Treasurer for United Rentals, Inc., where she manages the treasury, tax and real estate teams focused on optimizing the company’s capital structure for liquidity and flexibility, planning for an efficient tax structure and maximizing  the real estate portfolio.  Prior to United Rentals, Irene held various treasury and tax positions at Avon Products, Inc. from 1997 to 2006, including serving as Vice President and Deputy Treasurer from 2005-2006. Previous to Avon Products, Inc., she served in various roles  at GTE Corporation, Sterling Winthrop, Inc. and Arthur Andersen & Co.  Irene received her law degree from Brooklyn Law School and her masters in tax law from NYU Law School.

Fred Bratman, ’77, was promoted to senior vice president, corporate communications and investor relations in April 2011. He rejoined United Rentals in 2008 as vice president - investor relations and corporate communications after previously serving as vice president - corporate communications from 2001 to 2004. In the interim, Mr. Bratman was executive vice president of Hyde Park Communications and president of Hyde Park Financial Communications, New York. Prior to United Rentals, Mr. Bratman served as director of marketing and communications for Deutsche Bank/North America; and vice president of Sard Verbinnen, a financial communications agency. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bratman was a financial journalist and editor at McGraw-Hill and Dow Jones.