New Economic Development director named

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Retiring Dollar-Thrifty CEO Named Tulsa's Economic Developent Director Monday August 28, 2006 2:57pm Posted By: Kevin King

Tulsa - The retiring CEO of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has been tabbed by Mayor Kathy Taylor to serve as Economic Development Director for the City of Tulsa.
In more than three decades of service, 61-year-old Don Himelfarb helped make Dollar Thrifty one of the most successful car rental businesses in the world. He announced his retirement from the company earlier this month.

Mayor Taylor announced Himelfarb’s appointment Monday.

"I have worked with and have known Don for almost two decades," Taylor says. "There is no one better able to develop a team and analyze the processes necessary to make Tulsa 'best in class'."

"My wife Eileen and I are prepared to move into a new stage in our lives, and we agreed that this opportunity for public service was one we just couldn't pass up," Himelfarb said. "Tulsa has been our home for over 14 years, and it is important for me to be able to make a difference in the community I love. I want to see Tulsa live up to its potential and become one of the top 10 places in the country to do business."

Himelfarb will begin his duties on September fifth and is set to make 105-thousand dollars a year in his new job.