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Mike Polyak was named Senior VP of Operations at Roto-Rooter, overseeing field operations for company-owned branches in the US. Polyak has been with Roto-Rooter since 2002 and previously spent 18 years at Toys R Us.
Polyak joined Roto-Rooter in 2002 as General Manager of the company's combined Chicago branches. Just six month later he was promoted to Regional Vice President of Roto-Rooter's Central Region, and he most recently served as Regional Vice President of the company's Midwest Region. Polyak has consistently been a top performer at Roto-Rooter. In seven of the last 12 years, regions under his leadership won the company's coveted "Region of the Year" award.
Prior to joining Roto-Rooter, Polyak spent 18 years at Toys "R" Us, serving in various positions of increasing responsibility.
Polyak earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Purdue University.
Roto-Rooter was established in 1935 and is the largest provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services in North America. Roto-Rooter also provides water damage cleanup services and operates businesses in 130 company-owned territories and over 370 franchise territories, serving approximately 91 percent of the U.S. population and 40% of the Canadian population. Roto-Rooter also has licensed master franchises in the republics of Indonesia and Singapore, and the Philippines. For more information please visit the Roto-Rooter website.
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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on October 23, 2020. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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