Business Grammar: Possessives Modifying Possessives

This statement contains a business grammar error. Find and correct it:
An independent research company polled hundreds of our customers, and the results are currently being calculated. We should receive the report by next Wednesday.

I have not yet seen any of the research company’s statistician’s data, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.

Correction:
An independent research company polled hundreds of our customers, and the results are currently being calculated. We should receive the report by next Wednesday.

I have not yet seen any of the research company’s statistician’s data, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.

Explanation:
This is an example of attaching a possessive form to another possessive form. Most style guides do not recommend this, including the definitive Gregg Reference Manual.

Solution:
Simply change the wording if possible to avoid the awkward construction:

Awkward: I have not yet seen any of the research company’s statistician’s data, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.

Better: I have not yet seen the data from the research company’s statistician, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.