Robert L. Howie, Jr. has been appointed chief marketing officer at ICON. Mr. Howie is an experienced executive with a strong background in marketing, business development, market research, publishing and communications. He joins the company from Palladium Group, a management consultancy he co-founded with Dr. Robert Kaplan and Dr. David Norton. Prior to Palladium, Mr. Howie held senior management positions at ISS Corp., DMR Group, Yankee Group, Exxon Office Systems and Houghton Mifflin Co.   “I’...