---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-353927"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAR"
cik: "0000723612"
company_name: "AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2021-12-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T02:13:41.889927+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avis Budget elects Anu Hariharan to board; regains Audit Committee compliance

## Summary
- Anu Hariharan elected to Board effective Jan 1, 2022, filling a vacant seat.
- Hariharan is Partner at Y Combinator Continuity Fund, led investments in Convoy, Brex, Gusto.
- Appointed to Audit Committee; Board now has 3 independent directors, complying with Nasdaq Rule 5605(c)(2)(A).
- She will receive standard director compensation for Board and committee service.
- Term expires at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-353927
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAR
- cik: 0000723612
- company_name: AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723612/000119312521353927/0001193125-21-353927-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723612/000119312521353927/d261170d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-353927
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-353927.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-353927.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anu Hariharan was elected as Director at AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: filled a vacancy in the Board by electing Anu Hariharan, effective January 1, 2022, to serve as a director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723612/000119312521353927/0001193125-21-353927-index.htm

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