About Us

Head of the Hankey Group of Companies, a privately-held organization based in Los Angeles, Mr. Hankey has led the organization in consistently strong growth and diversification in the automotive, finance, real estate, technology, and insurance sectors. Mr. Hankey’s banking and finance acumen and relationships have enabled the Group to organically grow to an excess of $1 Billion in assets in 2007. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Hankey was the youngest vice-president at a major investment banking firm that would later be bought by USB Paine Webber.

Bret Hankey serves as the President of the Hankey Group and is a member of the board of directors on all the major companies that comprise the Hankey Group. Bret’s main focus is to continue to grow the companies by 20% year over year and maintain a 30% ROE. Bret Hankey is the Vice Chairman and Executive VP of Westlake Financial Services and is responsible for overseeing the originations of subprime, near-prime and prime automotive retail installment contracts.

Mr. Hankey graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2000 with a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate. He later went on to complete the General Dealership Management program from the National Automobile Dealers Association in 2005 in McLean, VA. Upon his graduation from USC, he joined the Hankey Group and began his career in the automotive industry.

Bret Hankey has more than 14 years of experience working in car dealerships and in the auto finance industry. During his tenure in the car business, he held roles in various positions including Salesperson, Used Car Manager, General Sales Manager and General Manager. From 2007 to Present, Bret Hankey has held multiple positions throughout Westlake Financial including Credit Analyst, Originations Manager, VP Originations, VP of Westlake Financial, Vice Chairman & EVP. He currently serves as the President of the Hankey Group.

Bret Hankey’s purpose for joining the Hankey Group is to continue the growth of the companies and to maintain profit margins. He believes this will be accomplished by a continued focus on the culture, people, technology, efficiencies and operating costs.

Brett Lippel is the President of Midway Auto Group. Brett’s primary focus is developing his team while growing and expanding the operations.

Brett attended the University of Missouri where he earned his BA in Political Science.

After attending University, Brett joined Enterprise Rent A Car as a management trainee and quickly became Vice President. Brett led the international expansion of Enterprise Rent A Car into Canada and Europe, opening over 250 locations. Brett then was a founding member of TrueCar, which is now listed on the NYSE. He helped launch Truecar from 1 to over 3500 dealers in North America, managing a staff of over 150. He recently founded a startup, College-Concierge which helps international students get adjusted to university life in the US.

Brett grew up in St. Louis, Memphis, and Los Angeles. He has lived in Canada and Bath England and currently resides in Oak Park, CA with his family. Brett is Google Certified, holds an insurance license, and is a dual US and UK citizen.

Gary joins Midway Car Rental after 26 years at Enterprise Rent-A-Car where he earned a track record of expansion across multiple markets and business segments. Most recently, he served as Fleet Strategist in one of the company’s largest and most competitive regions, southern California.

Prior, he was the Regional Vice President in Houston where he grew the region by 30 percent over his tenure. His many accomplishments include increasing net profits two-fold in four years and negotiating the company’s first multi-market agreement with Service King, becoming one of the larger multiple shop operators (MSO) in the country. Honors included Exceptional Achievement Awards in Remarketing, Business Management, and Daily Rental.

Gary is responsible for managing and developing his sales team to support Midway Car Rental’s growth and expansion into new markets.

Ken Kerzner is a shareholder and Managing Partner for Midway Car Rental and Wilshire Limousine Services. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau and Rotary.

Mr. Kerzner started his career in 1969 at South West Leasing & Car Rental and moved to Budget Rent A Car of Beverly Hills in 1989. He served as President of both companies during his tenure.

Ken currently resides in Sherman Oaks with his wife Fran.

Born and raised in Southern California, Sean brings all aspects of the car rental industry including Exotics, Airport, and Home City experience to the Midway Auto Group as the General Manager. Sean has 19 years of car rental experience with demonstrated success in sales, marketing, and new business development.

Ms. Ho joined Midway Automotive Group in 2004 as the Business Manager, overseeing all aspects of the company finances. Her past professional experience includes 15 years in the fields of Accounting, Taxation, and Finance, serving in various aspects of management positions. Ms. Ho is a Certified Public Accountant and is a professional Enrolled Agent with the Internal Revenue Service.

Jorge Arevalo is the Corporate Business Manager at Midway Car Rental. Mr. Arevalo first joined Midway Car Rental in 2000. With nearly 20 years of experience, Mr. Arevalo knows the importance of meeting your individual transportation needs with respect, confidence and professionalism.

Mr. Arevalo is a 2001 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. He was born and raised in Orange County, California.

Denise Gonzalez manages Midway Car Rental’s VIP Reservations Team. She has been with Midway since 2005, working alongside her mentor Ken Kerzner, Midway’s Managing Partner. Denise brings 25 years of experience in the car rental industry, working directly with exclusive clients to fulfill their transportation needs. She mentors a dynamic group of skilled reservationists specializing in assisting travel advisors, corporate accounts, commercial production companies, concierges and more. When out of the office Denise enjoys spending quality time with her family, friends and her Pug, Charlie.

Caroline can be handling a construction project from the opening of a new office one day and chasing down a missing car the next. And that’s just the way she likes it – always facing new challenges! When she’s away from the office, Caroline enjoys finding amazing places to dine in the city when her Executive Chef husband wants a night off. She also loves spending time with her puppy. She has been with Midway for over 15 years.

Kelly Marzo serves as the HR Manager of Midway overseeing, HR, Recruiting, and Training for all employees.  Kelly has 23 years of experience from Enterprise Rent-A-Car.  She was the Area Manager of their largest branch in the company and later moved to the Human Resources Dept. where she supervised employees for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car.  She has extensive experience in Employee Relations for union and non-unionized employees.

Kelly is an alumna of Cal State Long Beach and earned a BA in Liberal Studies, emphasis in Literature.  She’s been married to her husband of 24 years and together, they have two 2 legged children and two 4 legged children.  Kelly is especially proud of her ability to balance work and family.