OMAHA, Neb. – Apr. 19, 2018 – Jet Linx, a private aviation company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with 14 locally operated base locations nationwide, has announced Stephen R. Polk has joined the company as the Base Partner of Jet Linx Detroit, effective immediately. Mr. Polk is an investor in the Detroit Base and will help drive community involvement and alignment with the Detroit-metro area; he joins as the construction of the Jet Linx private terminal at Oakland County International Airport (PTK) is near completion.
“I am eager and excited to apply my corporate leadership and community relations experience to Jet Linx Detroit and become a part of the company’s growing presence in the area,” said Stephen R. Polk. “My career in private investment has taught me to be on the lookout for truly differentiated businesses and I believe that there is no better business model or personalized approach to service in the private aviation industry than Jet Linx offers.”
With several decades of leadership as a business executive and philanthropist in the Detroit community, Mr. Polk is an experienced and highly-regarded member of the Detroit area. He serves as President and CEO of Highgate, LLC., a private investment company in Birmingham, Mich. Mr. Polk has also held several corporate positions over the course of three decades at R.L. Polk & Co., a provider of market research, analytics, software tools, and vehicle histories for the automotive industry before the business was sold in 2013.
Mr. Polk currently serves as Chairman of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cranbrook Educational Community, Vice President / Director for the Detroit Zoological Society, and is on the boards of the Automotive Hall of Fame, College for Creative Studies, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and The Nature Conservancy of
Michigan. He also serves on the board of directors of Fifth Third Bank of Southeast Michigan,
ReviverAuto, and Wiland Inc.
“We are thrilled to welcome Stephen as a Base Partner of Jet Linx Detroit at an exciting time as we prepare to open a new Detroit private terminal,” said Jamie Walker, President and CEO of Jet Linx. “Stephen’s experience and expertise in corporate leadership along with his commitment to the local community align him perfectly with our local business approach and we are delighted to have him join our team.”
Jet Linx Detroit’s new private terminal is located at the Oakland County International Airport (PTK) and will provide members with the company’s differentiated industry expertise and the very best in customer service. For more information, please visit www.jetlinx.com.
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About Jet Linx Aviation
Jet Linx is a locally-focused private jet company founded in 1999 as a more personalized approach to national private jet companies. Jet Linx offers two different ways to experience private aviation – a guaranteed Jet Card and an Aircraft Management program – providing its clients with an all-encompassing, local solution to all of their private jet travel needs. Jet Linx is an IS-BAO Stage 3, ARGUS Platinum and Wyvern Wingman safety rated operator, an accomplishment earned by less than one percent of all aircraft operators in the world. It is headquartered in Omaha, Neb. and has bases in Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Denver, San Antonio, Scottsdale, St Louis, Tulsa, Nashville and Washington D.C. For additional information, please visit Jet Linx (www.jetlinx.com).
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