Harris Interactive Hires Robert E. Clark in Elite Client Advocate
and Development Role
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Interactive
Inc. (NASDAQ: HPOL), a leading global market research firm, today
announced that Robert Clark has
joined the company as Senior Vice President. Clark brings more than
twenty years of success consulting with, advocating for, and
developing clients across a variety of industries, as well as
significant expertise in building and managing profitable
businesses for global information services organizations. He
reports to Carol Gstalder, Executive
Vice President of Harris Interactive's Custom Solutions Group.
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"Bob is a strong and well respected leader in the industry,
known for his ability to develop and maintain premiere, highly
consultative client relationships," said Gstalder. "Our competitive
advantage rests with our ability to have a deep understanding of
our clients' business issues coupled with the application of
compelling and unique solutions to help our clients succeed. Bob's
knowledge of the marketplace and his keen understanding of client
needs combined with our custom solutions portfolio is a winning
recipe for success for our clients, and our company."
"Clients face increasing pressures to do more with less," said
Clark. "I've built a career on advocating for clients and helping
them marry their personal and business objectives with solutions
that make sense. Harris Interactive's solutions offer clients the
greatest chance to succeed in this highly complex environment."
"The ability to attract a proven industry leader like Bob is a
testament to the progress we've made in our turnaround program. His
deep, long term client relationships, and consultative approach fit
perfectly with our platform," said Al
Angrisani, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harris
Interactive.
Prior to joining Harris Interactive, Clark served in leadership
positions at Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW) and Opinion
Research Corporation (ORC). Clark also founded COMQuest Research,
LLC.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is one of the world's leading market research
firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to
transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely
for the Harris Poll® and for pioneering innovative research
methodologies, Harris offers proprietary solutions in the areas of
market and customer insight, corporate brand and reputation
strategy, and marketing, advertising, public relations and
communications research. Harris possesses expertise in a wide range
of industries including healthcare, technology, public affairs,
energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media,
retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Additionally,
Harris has a portfolio of multi-client offerings that complement
our custom solutions while maximizing our client's research
investment. Serving clients in more than 215 countries and
territories through our North American and European offices, Harris
specializes in delivering research solutions that help us -- and
our clients -- stay ahead of what's next. For more information,
please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.
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Contact:
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585-214-7328
mburns@harrisinteractive.com
SOURCE Harris Interactive