Stephen R. Polk Joins Jet Linx as Base Partner of Local Detroit Operations
Jet Linx announced Stephen R. Polk has joined the company as the base partner of Jet Linx Detroit, effective immediately. 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 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, 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. 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.
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.”
