| AppLabs
Strengthens its European Operations
Gary Davies appointed to drive forward new business
Hyderabad, Philadelphia, Preston
January 30 2007
AppLabs Technologies, the world’s largest independent
software testing company, today named Gary Davies to
head up business development in Europe. Davies brings
more than 15 years of business development and management
experience to AppLabs’ expanding European operations
and this appointment represents AppLabs’ continued
commitment to growth in Europe. Davies will initially
be based in London, UK.
Davies joined AppLabs through its acquisition of IS
Integration where he had been a member of the Board
since 2001 as Business Development Director where he
was responsible for the delivery of new and existing
service developments, marketing and partnership management.
In his new role Davies will be driving the development
of new business across the whole of Europe.
Commenting on the appointment, Sashi Reddi, Founder
Chairman & CEO, AppLabs Technologies, said "Europe
is one of the largest markets for testing and expanding
our European operations is a natural progression of
our business plan. We are keen to establish our existing
footprint and have ambitious plans for growth. With
the appointment of Gary Davies to head up business development
in Europe, AppLabs also makes clear its intention to
increase its global momentum”.
"We now have the most complete range of testing
solutions on offer globally, with an equally impressive
implementation experience. The market can now expect
to see an increase in activity from AppLabs” said
Adam Ripley, Senior Vice President - Marketing, AppLabs
Technologies. “The leadership and experience that
Gary Davies brings to AppLabs will be an invaluable
asset to AppLabs’ growing European business,”
added Adam.
Gary has a broad base of IT and business experience.
He spent the first ten years of his career working in
the utilities sector, working on large implementations
of new integrated customer systems. He then moved into
the financial sector managing several large testing
projects for blue chip organisations. Gary Davies has
a degree in business from the University of Wolverhampton.
About AppLabs Technologies
AppLabs Technologies is a global IT services company
specializing in quality management, testing, and certification
solutions. With over a decade of experience, AppLabs
has become a trusted partner to more than 600 companies,
providing both quality assurance and third-party validation.
Customers include American Airlines, American Stock
Exchange, Royal Bank of Scotland, VISA, HP, Novell and
SAP. AppLabs goes beyond technical expertise when it
comes to IT services and offers customers rigorous risk
mitigation processes, a singular focus on quality, expert
project management, communication and global delivery
capabilities. It is the first software testing company
to get appraised at SEI CMMI Level 5, the highest quality
standard attainable in software engineering. Headquartered
in Philadelphia, the company maintains advanced testing
facilities in the US, India and the UK. For more information,
visit www.applabs.com.
Press
Contacts:
India
Vijayalakshmi Kara
AppLabs Technologies Ltd.
Tele - 040 – 2355 8000
vijaya.lakshmi@applabs.com
Tanuja Abhinandan
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.
Mobile - + 91 98192 48980
tanuja.abhinandan@adfactorspr.com
Naini Roychoudhury
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.
Mobile - + 91 98199 00135
naini.roychoudhury@adfactorspr.com
North America
Peter Winicov
AppLabs Technologies Ltd.
610/952-1369
peter.winicov@applabs.com
UK
Adam Ripley
IS Integration | AppLabs Technologies Ltd.
Tele +44 (0) 1772 885850
aripley@isintegration.com
Kerry Hallard / Nicola Craft
Buffalo Communications
Tele +44 (0) 20 7292 8692
isintegration@buffalo.co.uk
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