R. L. Polk Europe Announces Management Changes

ESSEN, Germany, December 14 --

    
    -- Kendra Rawls is appointed managing director, R. L. Polk Europe
    -- Dominic Clare is appointed director, Product Strategy, R. L. Polk
       Europe
    -- Todd Fleischhauer is appointed country director, United Kingdom
    -- Markus Fromgen is appointed country director, Germany

R. L. Polk & Co. today 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, United Kingdom; 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 Company.

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 Company 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.

About R. L. Polk & Co.

R. L. Polk & Co. is the premier provider of automotive information and marketing solutions. Polk collects and interprets global data, and provides extensive automotive business expertise to help customers understand their market position, identify trends, build brand loyalty, conquest new business and gain a competitive advantage. Polk helps automotive manufacturers and dealers, automotive aftermarket companies, finance and insurance companies, advertising agencies, consulting organizations, government agencies and market research firms make good business decisions. A privately held global firm, Polk is based in Southfield, Mich. with operations in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.polk.com .