• April 15, 2008

Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), global provider of consumer, shopper, and market insights for the consumer packaged goods retail, and health care industries, announced on Monday that Nigel Howlett has joined the company as president of IRI International.

Howlett was previously EVP/global at OgilvyOne Worldwide, and a member of the company's board of directors. He replaces and reports to Mark Parise, who has assumed the role of president of IRI's global Market Information Group.

Howlett will focus on continuing to aggressively grow the market content, solutions and technology businesses throughout IRI's international operations as well as expand the company's international innovation practice.

--Nina M. Lentini