Education
The Wharton School.
The Wharton School.
Hertz was responsible for the installation of the first cellular phone system in Portland, Maine in the 1980s. He worked for BellSouth in Ecuador, where he learnt to speak Spanish fluently. In his opinion, quality of life in New Zealand was unequalled and he "didn"t know why people leave".
Under his leadership 2degrees grew its customer base to over one million connections.
The plane was found at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Kawhia, 56 metres (184 ft) underwater on 2 April. In a statement, Hertz"s family thanked New Zealanders for their support.
Hertz was succeeded as Chief Executive Officer of 2degrees by chairman Stewart Sherriff. Navy diving ship HMNZS Manawanui was sent to the site of the submerged plane on 5 April, and local iwi put a rāhui on the area.