Rent-A-Center, Inc. announced the promotion of Anthony Blasquez to divisional vice president. Blasquez, who distinguished himself as a regional director over the last eight years, joined Rent-A-Center as a delivery driver in 1998. He ascended through the ranks, managing three different stores, then a district, before being tapped to oversee a key region.

Reporting to Executive Vice President Jeff White, Blasquez is now charged with oversight of an 11-state division of approximately 500 stores located throughout the country's mid-section, south of Iowa.