EZCORP, Inc. Appoints Rick Bluntzer as Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
January 22, 2013 at 03:45 am IST
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EZCORP, Inc. announced that Rick Bluntzer has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs. Bluntzer brings to EZCORP over 25 years of experience managing public affairs, governmental relations and communications. Prior to joining EZCORP, Bluntzer served as Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Government Affairs for NRG Energy, where he was responsible for managing the company's multi-state and national regulatory and governmental affairs relationships.
EZCORP, Inc. is a provider of pawn transactions in the United States and Latin America. The Company also sells merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and pre-owned and recycled merchandise purchased from customers. It operates through three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other Investments. The U.S. Pawn segment includes its EZPAWN, Value Pawn & Jewelry and other branded pawn operations in the United States. The Latin America Pawn segment includes its Empeno Facil, Cash Apoyo Efectivo (CAE) and other branded pawn operations in Mexico, as well as its GuatePrenda and MaxiEfectivo pawn operations in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras (GPMX). At its pawn stores, it advances cash against the value of collateralized tangible personal property and sells merchandise to customers looking for good value. The merchandise it sells primarily consists of second-hand collateral forfeited from its pawn activities or merchandise purchased from customers.