Rent-A-Center promotes two executives

Photo: Jonathan Parks

Plano, Texas – Rent-A-Center Inc. has internally promoted two executives. Jonathan Parks has been promoted to VP global logistics distribution and Mitch Jones has been promoted to VP operations support.



Reporting to John Butler, Rent-A-Center senior VP, supply chain, Parks is responsible for the design, management and optimization of distribution and logistics operations both internationally and domestically. Parks joined Rent-A-Center in 2010 as a member of the strategic-planning team and was quickly promoted to director of distribution and logistics. In 2014 Parks was promoted to senior director of distribution and logistics. Prior to joining Rent-A-Center, Parks held similar logistics positions with The Container Store and UPS.



Reporting to Jeff White, Rent-A-Center executive vice president of domestic rent-to-own, Jones is responsible for leading the day-to-day support of Rent-A-Center’s core rent-to-own operations. After joining Rent-A-Center in 2002 as a store manager, Jones was promoted to district manager the following year. In 2009, Jones moved to Rent-A-Center’s field support center where he was named senior manager of strategic planning.