Polk Strengthens Client Teams

Automotive specialist R. L. Polk & Co. has announced two senior appointments. Cristina Foster becomes VP of Polk's Ford OEM team and Joseph Graczyk Jr. VP of the DaimlerChrysler OEM team.

Foster was previously Vice President of Hass MS&L's marketing and technology practice where she was responsible for designing an integrated Customer Reference Program for Sun Microsystems. She also held marketing and technology positions at Sun Microsystems, Clear!Blue and IBM. She has a bachelor's degree in international relations from Michigan State University.

Graczyk joins Polk from Johnson Controls, Incorporated (JCI) where he was the Area Solutions Sales Manager and Public Sector Manager in the company's Controls Group. He worked previously for 16 years for AT&T, in sales and marketing roles culminating in a position as District Manager. His work at AT&T also included an onsite assignment at Polk, and development of a networking infrastructure initiative which ultimately resulted in a 5-year $81 million engagement with Visteon. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Michigan State University and a master's of business administration from the University of Michigan.

A privately held global firm, Polk is based in Southfield, Michigan with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and US, and a web site at www.polk.com

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