J.D. Power Promotes for New Senior Data Role

In the US, J.D. Power & Associates has promoted Thomas King to the new position of Senior Vice President of Data & Analytics.

King (pictured) joined the firm in 2005 and will now lead the overall strategic direction of the company's growing D&A segment. He will join the executive committee and report directly to CEO and President Finbarr O'Neill.

He began his career as a market analyst at General Motors, and holds a Master of Materials Science, Economics and Management degree from Oxford University. At JD Power, he worked as the Senior Director of PIN Consulting & Analytics, then as Vice President, PIN OEM Operations, Digital Marketing Analytics and Auto Finance, leading the newly combined PIN, Digital Marketing Analytics and Auto Finance practices.

O'Neill says: 'Over the course of many years, Thomas has proven himself as an innovative, creative and analytical business leader at J.D. Power. He is extremely qualified for this new role and we're very confident that his vision and execution will be crucial components to help drive our Data & Analytics segment to new levels beyond our existing industry-leading position. The growth of our Data & Analytics and advisory services further underscores the expansion initiatives underway at J.D. Power'.

The appointment follows that of Bernardo Rodriguez to the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer.

J.D. Power was established in 1968 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA. The company was sold eighteen months ago to London-based XIO Group for $1.1bn in cash, having previously spent eleven years as part of McGraw Hill Financial. It is online at www.jdpower.com .