AppLabs Strengthens its European Operations.

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.