PRESS RELEASE
North American Expansion to Accelerate Globalpark’s growth
COLOGNE, DE & NEW YORK, NY – Globalpark, a world-leader in survey software for online market research and human-resource management, announced today the opening of an office in the United States.
New York will, after London and Vienna be an important third location for Globalpark outside Germany. The company, a pioneer in the rapidly growing field of online survey software, continues its strategy of organic and continuous growth and underlines its global focus.
Dan Coates, an experienced online market research specialist, was appointed to preside over Globalpark’s US expansion. Coates has a strong mandate to generate sales, develop a strong local support team and to promote the Globalpark brand within the North American market.
Prior to joining Globalpark, Dan has been a senior executive within the software industry (SPSS and Voxco), developed sales and product strategies for online communities (PlanetFeedback and Polimetrix) and has been a researcher with some of the world’s largest research agencies (Burke, Millward Brown Interactive and the Angus Reid Group).
“We are pleased to attract a professional such as Dan to our U.S. expansion efforts. There is no doubt that Globalpark will be able to extend the market growth and dominance that we’ve experienced in Germany by getting as close as possible to our North American customers and driving sales and services activity via seasoned experts such as Dan within local markets worldwide.” said Lorenz Graef, CEO of Globalpark GmbH.
About Globalpark
Globalpark, headquartered near Cologne and with offices in London, New York and Vienna, is one of the leading international suppliers of online feedback software for market research, human resources, marketing and customer-relations management. Within the German-speaking world, Globalpark is market leader in these fields. More than 1,000 satisfied clients worldwide use Globalpark software.
Over 350 of these clients are international groups, leading market research institutes and consulting firms. Globalpark’s customers include renowned companies such as Continental, Daimler, Deutsche Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom, the GfK Group, Siemens, Warner Music and Wrigley.
For further information on Globalpark, please visit globalpark.com.

