ATLANTA, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Aaron Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT), today
announced that David M. Rhodus has been appointed Vice President, Legal of the
Company.
He previously was a senior attorney in the corporate law department
of Alumax Inc., an Atlanta-based Fortune 500 aluminum products company now
part of Alcoa.
``We are pleased to have David Rhodus join our Company with his extensive
legal experience,'' said R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr., Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Aaron Rents.
Prior to his serving with Alumax Inc. for the past year, Mr. Rhodus was
Vice President and General Counsel of Atlantax Systems, Inc. of Atlanta from
1993 to 1997.
He began his career in law at Wheeler & Mitchelson, Pittsburg,
KS, 1972-1974; then he was a shareholder/director with Morris & Larson, P.C.,
Kansas City, MO, 1974-1988, and partner of Craft, Fridkin & Rhyne, Kansas
City, 1988-1993.
Mr. Rhodus received a B.S. degree in business administration and his J.D.
degree from the University of Kansas.
A resident of Alpharetta, GA, he is a
member of the Dunwoody Rotary Club.
Aaron Rents, Inc., based in Atlanta, is a leader in rental, rental
purchase and specialty retailing with currently 450 Company-operated and
franchised profit centers in 36 states for the rental and sale of residential
and office furniture and accessories, consumer electronics and household
appliances.
The Company manufactures furniture, bedding and accessories at
eleven facilities in four states.