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title: "Mike Polyak Named Senior VP of Operations at Roto-Rooter"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d1884e6a-3b2d-4d85-8e1d-a63df2d0bf91
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20201023_mike_polyak_named_senior_vp_of_operations_at_rotorooter.html
category: "Plumbing, HVAC & electrical"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Plumbing, HVAC & electrical"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2020-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:08.384Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556909114-f6e7ad7d3136?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Mike Polyak Named Senior VP of Operations at Roto-Rooter

**TL;DR:** 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.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-10-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20201023_mike_polyak_named_senior_vp_of_operations_at_rotorooter.html).*

## Story

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.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- plumbing services (topic)
- Toys R Us (company)
- company operations (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20201023_mike_polyak_named_senior_vp_of_operations_at_rotorooter.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d1884e6a-3b2d-4d85-8e1d-a63df2d0bf91).