Management Changes at Polk Europe

Automotive specialist R. L. Polk & Co has appointed four executives to management positions for its European operation. Kendra Rawls is MD for Europe and Dominic Clare is Director of Product Strategy, while Todd Fleischhauer and Markus Fromgen take the role of Country Director for the UK and Germany respectively.

Rawls joined Polk as General Manager for Polk Canada in 2003. She was responsible for all operations including sales, data acquisition and business growth. She has also worked as Polk's MD for the UK and for Germany. Prior to joining the company, she spent 13 years in sales and marketing for Ford. In her new role, she will be responsible for overall business strategy in Europe.

Clare has been with Polk for 16 years, working as a Consultant, as General Manager for Canada, and as Operations Director for Europe. His new position involves planning and managing the company's product portfolio and developing client solutions.

Fleischhauer was previously Sales Director for the UK and General Manager for Canada. Prior to Polk, he spent 12 years in sales management positions in the Canadian automotive industry.

Fromgen has been with Polk for 12 years and has experience in statistics, market research and marketing. He has worked as Area Manager for Polk Marketing Systems and, most recently, Director of Strategic Planning for Polk in Germany.

Joe Walker, the company's President for North America and Europe says the new appointees 'have done an outstanding job' building the company's European presence. Their continued leadership in their new roles will help position the company as the premier automotive information services and consulting organization in Europe.'

Polk has operations in the US, Australia, Canada, China, and Japan, as well as Europe. The company is online at www.polk.com.

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