BURKE, INC. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DIANE SURETTE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT & CHIEF CLIENT OFFICER (CCO), EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2018.

“Since being named CCO eighteen months ago, Diane has made a signi�cant impact on Burke’s ability to serve its clients,” said Jeff Miller, Burke’s Chief Executive Of�cer. “She has fostered a culture of cross-functional collaboration, facilitating interaction among employees from different operational areas that has increased ef�ciency and added greater value to client deliverables. With this promotion, the Technology and Data Collection functions are added to Diane’s scope of responsibility, creating more opportunity to leverage the strengths of employees and mobilize resources.”

The CCO position, newly-created in 2017, aligned three client-facing functions under one individual to improve communication �ow across the departments and collaboration among account team members. This new structure was designed to further strengthen Burke’s partnership with clients and its commitment to help clients succeed.

“Diane has a strong strategic perspective, is a creative problem-solver, and works tirelessly to earn the continued loyalty of our clients. She believes in developing people to be their best, providing them with opportunities to maximize their potential. She understands and harnesses the power of collaboration. Her approachable, open leadership style inspires trust in others. With Diane as our President & CCO, I see many more years of success in Burke’s future.”

Before joining Burke, Diane was a consultant with Organizational Effectiveness Consultants. At the end of a consulting engagement with Burke in 1996, she was asked to join the company and to start a division focused on helping clients take action on customer data provided by Burke. In 2004, Diane was promoted to SVP, Client Services, where she managed a large group of Account Executives and later promoted to Executive Vice President with responsibility for leading the entire Client Services function.

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Founded in 1931, Burke is an independent, decision sciences, insights and innovation �rm. Burke capitalizes on its state-of-the-art research execution, advanced analytical techniques and leading edge technology to provide decision support solutions to companies across all major industry sectors. A 100% employee-owned company, Burke is also the industry leader in marketing research and consumer insights education through The Burke Institute, which has trained more than 85,000 participants from 10,000 companies, through more than 4,000 public and in-house customized market research seminars in 40 different countries. Burke, Inc. acquired Seed Strategy in 2014, creating a world-class consultancy with the ability to provide stronger, more actionable perspective for clients through the pairing of Burke’s prowess in research-based decision support and Seed Strategy’s expertise in new product innovation and strategic brand development. Burke is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with regional of�ces throughout the United States.

BURKE, INC. NAMES

AS PRESIDENT AND

CHIEF CLIENT OFFICER

Diane Sure�e