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New Representation in Japan

Date published: 18 Mar 2009

Testronic Labs, global multimedia Quality Assurance and localisation specialists, are delighted to announce the appointment of Haru Takahashi of Interarrows as Japanese Liaison Director, located in Tokyo, Japan.

The appointment is part of Testronic Labs’ strategy to expand its services to game publishers and developers in Japan. Haru will provide a full client management service for Japanese customers, from project planning to order delivery, by working closely with Testronic Labs’ facility at Pinewood Studios, UK.

Haru Takahashi joins Testronic Labs from Interarrows, a digital strategy consultancy business where he is responsible for the management of gaming and other worldwide digital entertainment content. Prior to this, Haru was Marketing and Sales Director at Eidos and also held positions at Dow Chemical, Jupiter Programming and Livedoor. Haru also supports the activities of the British Embassy in Tokyo and One NorthEast, a UK regional government agency.

The appointment is part of Testronic Labs’ strategy to expand its services to game publishers and developers in Japan. Haru will provide a full client management service for Japanese customers, from project planning to order delivery, by working closely with Testronic Labs’ facility at Pinewood Studios, UK. Haru will be working closely with Tomoko Yamahatsu, Japanese Coordinator within Testronic Labs’ Pinewood Studios facility.

“We are delighted to welcome Haru to the Testronic Labs team,” comments David Hooker, SVP for Sales and Marketing. “His appointment marks a key step in Testronic Labs’ commitment to providing Japanese customers with a high level of service for their quality assurance and localisation requirements.”

“The industry is currently in a period of major transition with many new opportunities and challenges,” comments Haru Takahashi. “In this fast-moving and complex climate, Testronic Labs has the technical knowledge and commercial ability to deliver market-leading quality assurance services to the games and entertainment industry, not only in Japan, but worldwide.”