United Rentals Leadership Recognized Through Glassdoor’s Best CEOs of 2026 Awards
United Rentals Inc., the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced that the strength of its leadership, team and culture has been recognized through Glassdoor’s Best CEOs of 2026 Awards.
Based entirely on employee feedback, United Rentals president and CEO Matthew Flannery ranked No. 15 among leaders at large U.S. companies.
The recognition reflects the experiences current and former employees voluntarily share about working at United Rentals. Unlike many workplace awards, Glassdoor’s Best CEOs awards do not include a self-nomination process. Winners are determined solely through anonymous company reviews and ratings, with Glassdoor considering the quantity, quality and consistency of reviews submitted between May 16, 2025, and May 15, 2026.
“This recognition belongs to the United Rentals team,” said Matt Flannery, president and CEO, United Rentals. “Every day, our people live our values through the passion, dedication and collaboration they bring to their work. Their Work United spirit strengthens our culture and powers our commitment to our customers, our communities and one another. I’m proud of what this team continues to accomplish together.”
United Rentals has approximately 27,900 employees serving customers across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Information about career opportunities is available on the United Rentals Careers website.
About the Author
Michael Roth
Editor
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.