Polk Promotes Kendra Rawls To Senior Vice President, Global Sales Operations

Southfield, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Realigned sales organization focuses on global customer needs

Kendra Rawls has been promoted to senior vice president and
managing director, global sales operations for Polk Global
Automotive, a business unit of R. L. Polk & Co. Rawls joined Polk in
2003 and most recently led the company's European operations, along
with Polk's global price and specifications business. She also has
served in several leadership roles within the company including
managing director of Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom.

In her new role, Rawls will oversee Polk's newly-formed global
sales operation. Her responsibilities include formulating the overall
business objectives and strategic plans to meet customers' needs. She
will oversee Polk's offices in France, Germany, Spain and the United
Kingdom as well as lead sales activities for the U.S., Canada, China,
Japan and Australia. Rawls will report to Joe Walker, president, Polk
Global Automotive.

"Kendra is uniquely qualified for this new role within our
organization," said Walker. "Her dynamic leadership, product
expertise and proven track record in helping customers solve their
most pressing business challenges within the automotive industry will
help advance Polk as we continue to build our operations to serve
customers on a broad, global scale."

Rawls' appointment further solidifies Polk's leading position as
a worldwide provider of automotive intelligence and supporting
technology and brings focus to its global expertise.

Rawls has more than 18 years of experience in the automotive
industry. Prior to joining Polk, Rawls spent 13 years in a variety of
increasingly prominent positions within Ford Motor Company's sales
and marketing group. She holds a bachelor's degree of business
administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of
Michigan and an MBA from the Eli Broad College of Management at
Michigan State University.

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, media companies, 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, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more
information, please visit www.polk.com .

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Contact:
Michelle Culver, John Bailey & Associates, +1-248-362-4200 ext. 295,
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