- Director of Global Research – Jon Gates
- Asia – Dimitri Kaczmarek
- Consumer/Retail – Olya Klimiashvili
- Cyclicals – Howard Rothman
- Europe and Telecom – Hartmut Leuschner
- Healthcare – Libbe Englander
- Media – Rachel Dangermond
- Technology – Elizabeth Frey
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OUR RESEARCH TEAM
First and foremost, OTR Global® embraces a highly ethical, journalistic approach to research. Our experienced investigative reporters have broad industry expertise and combine journalistic experience to do in-depth interviews, involve respondents in strategic dialogue and look for new ideas and sources of information.
To complement the interview process, we developed a field force of more than 100 “ground troops” in major U.S. metropolitan areas who supplement and enhance reporter research in most industries via site visits and other first-hand observation techniques.
Our senior research team brings a broad range of expertise and skill to the firm’s clients:
Jon Gates, Director of Global Research
Jon oversees OTR Global's research department. A founding member of OTR, Jon joined in 1995 and developed OTR Global's industrial research team and initiated the firm's international expansion, covering capital equipment, manufacturing, logistics and crop genetics, among other industries.
Rachel Dangermond, Media Director
Rachel oversees the Media group covering a diverse range of media topics from online and emerging marketing technology to television advertising. In addition to media she has covered consumer products, financials, heavy equipment and retail. She started working for OTR in 2000.
Libbe Englander, Strategist, Healthcare
Libbe works with the healthcare team to develop, guide and direct industry research. Libbe joined OTR Global in 2008. She holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology from The Rockefeller University and a bachelor's in biology from Yale University. Prior to joining OTR, Libbe established an international healthcare consulting firm and founded, ran and successfully sold a European healthcare fund management company.
Elizabeth Frey, Technology Managing Editor
Elizabeth manages technology and telecommunications research and has developed a network of industry contacts among corporate MIS executives, consultants, computer dealers and distributors. Elizabeth joined OTR in 1996 and made the move to market research after working as a newspaper reporter.
Dimitri Kaczmarek, Strategist, Asia
Dimitri oversees Asia research for OTR and primarily covers the Telecommunications industry in China with an emphasis on China's 3G homegrown technology, TD-SCDMA. Before joining OTR in 1997, he managed BusinessWeek's Executive Programs in Asia and research, and was director of a management consulting company servicing multinational companies.
Olya Klimiashvili, Managing Editor, Consumer/Retail
Olya is responsible for managing OTR's Consumer/Retail research. Prior to joining OTR in 2001, Olya worked for Coca-Cola Export Corp. in Moscow, Russia. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.
Hartmut Leuschner, Strategist, Europe and Global Telecom Director
Hartmut covers the global market for Mobile Handsets, Smartphones, Wireless Infrastructure , Mobile Platforms and Global Positioning Systems. Hartmut joined OTR in 1996 and previously had spent more than a decade as an awarded journalist and column writer with one of Germany's largest newspapers.
Howard Rothman, Managing Editor, Cyclicals
Howard oversees OTR's Global Cyclicals research. Since joining OTR in 2003, much of his experience has been covering global heavy, power, farm and mining equipment, and domestic rail and truck shipping.