Robert Howie has been appointed to the role of chief marketing officer at Irish contract research organisation (CRO) Icon.
He joins from management consultancy Palladium, a company he co-founded and then served at as managing director and chief marketing officer.
Prior to co-founding Palladium, Howie served in senior management positions at companies including ISS Corporation, DMR Group and Yankee Group.
Ciaran Murray, CEO of Icon, said: “Rob has demonstrated exemplary marketing leadership and strategy execution in a variety of industries which will be of great benefit to Icon as we look to strengthen our competitive positioning.
“Icon’s brand is built around industry leading insight, world-class innovation and award-winning performance and I look forward to Rob helping us build on these foundations.”