ESSEN, Germany — R. L. Polk & Co. named four executives to key European management positions. Kendra Rawls is appointed managing director, R. L. Polk Europe; Dominic Clare, director, product strategy, R. L. Polk Europe; Todd Fleischhauer, country director, U.K., and Markus Fromgen, country director, Germany.
Rawls is responsible for overall business strategy in Europe. Clare is responsible for planning and managing the Polk product portfolio as well as developing solutions for Polk’s European clients.
Rawls joined Polk as general manager, Polk Canada, Inc. (PCI) in 2003. Based in Toronto, she was responsible for all of the operations at PCI including sales, data acquisition and business growth. Previous assignments at Polk include managing director, U.K. companies and managing director, Germany. Prior to joining Polk, Rawls spent 13 years in sales and marketing positions with Ford Motor Co.
Clare has been with Polk for 16 years holding positions as consultant, general manager at PCI and operations director, R. L. Polk Europe.
Fleischhauer was previously sales director, United Kingdom and general manager, PCI. Prior to joining Polk, he spent 12 years in the Canadian automotive industry working for Ford Motor Co. of Canada and DaimlerChrysler Canada where he gained experience in several sales management positions.
Fromgen has been with Polk for 12 years and has extensive experience in statistics, market research and marketing. He held positions as area manager for Polk Marketing Systems GmbH’s automotive aftermarket group and most recently, director of strategic planning for Polk in Germany.
“Kendra, Dominic, Todd and Markus have done an outstanding job building R. L. Polk’s presence throughout Europe,” said Joe Walker, president, Polk North America and R. L. Polk Europe. “Their continued leadership in their new roles will continue to help position the company as the premier automotive information services and consulting organization in Europe.
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