SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. welcomed Andrew Appel as president and chief executive officer. Appel, who also joins SymphonyIRI’s board of directors, succeeds John G. Freeland, who moves into a new interim role as executive vice chairman and will remain on the board of directors until his retirement later in 2012. “We are extremely pleased to have Andrew join SymphonyIRI to lead this next phase of our growth,” said Lawrence Benjamin, chairman of SymphonyIRI. “He brings to Symph...