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Testronic Names Watford COO
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Quality assurance (QA), localization services, and compliance firm Testronic has added media veteran Stephen Watford as its new chief operating officer, putting him in charge of operations for both the film and TV division and gaming, across offices in London, Warsaw, New Orleans and Los Angeles.
Watford most recently served COO of London’s AKA Group, and before that was managing partner for AIS London. He also served as creative finance director for Havas Media UK. His group operating experience in the marketing and advertising agency space were key to Testronic bringing him aboard, the company said.
“The gaming and the film and TV industries are equally going through significant growth due to the changing habits of consumers during the pandemic. Both divisions are experiencing growth while at the same time dealing with shifting work patterns due to remote work and social distancing safety guidelines,” said Dominic Wheatly, CEO of Catalis, the holding company of Testronic. “Stephen’s experience working at the operations level of large global marketing agency groups is proving invaluable to Testronic.”
Watford added: “Testronic’s expertise and heritage in QA and testing puts it on solid ground for growing and prospering throughout these challenging times. I am looking forward to working with the talented teams across both divisions in its global offices to keep the company on track for success.”
