As CIO, Palacio (pictured) will oversee all aspects of the company’s information services including systems, infrastructure, security, support and innovation. He joins from the Arthritis Society, where he served as vice president of information technology and chief information officer. 

As CFO, Ram – who joins from in-sync Consumer Insight Corp. – will oversee all accounting and finance functions at the company. 

“Carlos has a distinguished track record of building sophisticated technology platforms to solve business problems,” said Ed Morawski, president of MARU/VCR&C.  “We look forward to his vision as we continue to build out our intelligent market research capabilities.”