Company: MGRC
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-056711
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Company: MCGRATH RENTCORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 to joining the Company, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Advanced Fibre Communications (AFC), a public telecommunications equipment company. He held this position from 1999 until AFC was acquired by Tellabs, Inc. in late 2004. Before becoming CFO at AFC, he served as Director of Corporate Development from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Pratt's experience extends beyond finance. He began his career at Pacific Telesis Group, Inc., where he served as Director, Strategy & Business Development Group from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Pratt holds an undergraduate degree in Production Engineering from Cambridge University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Philip B. Hawkins was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company in January 2025. In this role, he oversees the Company's operational leadership while continuing to guide the Mobile Modular businesses. Mr. Hawkins brings a wealth of experience to his role as COO. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Division Manager, Mobile Modular from January 2022 to January 2025, overseeing Enviroplex, Inc., and Kitchens to Go by Mobile Modular. Prior to this, he successfully led Mobile Modular as Vice President and Division Manager from 2011 to 2021. He also served as Vice President and Division Manager of TRS-RenTelco from 2007 to 2011, and prior to that, he held the role of Manager, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis from June 2004 to June 2007. Mr. Hawkins joined the Company in 2004 with the acquisition of TRS, an electronics equipment rental division of CIT Technologies Corporation, where he held the position of Senior Business Analyst for Technology Rentals and Services (TRS). He also held leadership roles at Dell Financial Services, demonstrating a strong foundation in finance and operations. Mr. Hawkins received B.S. degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University David M. Whitney was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company in January 2025. He joined the Company in 2000 as Corporate Controller and was subsequently elected Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer in March 2006. Mr. Whitney brings a wealth of accounting and financial expertise to his role. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Manager of Regional Accounting for The Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, California. Mr. Whitney holds a B.S. in Accounting from California State University, Hayward and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Tara