ATLANTA, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aaron Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT),
the nation's leader in the sales and lease ownership, specialty retailing and
rental of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home
appliances and accessories, today announced that John T. Trainor has been
promoted to Vice President, Information Technology, Aaron's Sales and Lease
Ownership Division. He previously was IT director of application development.
Trainor has more than 16 years experience in information technology,
beginning at Georgia Power Company in 1991. He served as manager of
information systems for the late U.S. Senator Paul D. Coverdell from 1996 to
1997 and then worked in software development at the Southern Company until
joining Aaron Rents in 1999. He has provided leadership in development of
software for Aaron's stores and the design and management of enterprise
systems for the Company.
Trainor holds a bachelor of electrical engineering degree with
specialization in computer systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology
and lives in Roswell, Georgia with his wife and three sons.
Aaron Rents, Inc., based in Atlanta, currently has more than 1,525
Company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada for the rental
and sale of residential and office furniture, accessories, consumer
electronics and household appliances. The Company also manufactures furniture,
bedding and accessories at 13 facilities in five states.
SOURCE Aaron Rents, Inc.
CONTACT:
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Aaron Rents, Inc.,
+1-678-402-3116
Web site: http://www.aaronrents.com
(RNT)
CO: Aaron Rents, Inc.
ST: Georgia
IN: REA
SU: PER
12/04/2007 10:22 EST http://www.prnewswire.com