United Rentals Appoints CFO

Plummer brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience to United Rentals, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones & Company. In that role, he set policy for its global finance and corporate strategy functions. Prior to Dow Jones, Plummer was Vice President and Treasurer of Alcoa Inc., where he was responsible for global treasury policy and relationship management with commercial and investment banks. He has also held similar executive positions at Mead Corporation and General Electric Capital Corporation.