Ashley Parker appointed as Head of PC and Console QA

Ashley Parker arrives with more than 10 years of experience in the games industry starting at Bean Software/Melbourne House before relocating to the UK. After working for two years with Microsoft at European Xbox Certification, Ashley joined Babel Media.

First working as project manager, he is now heading a team of more than 60 testers and QA coordinators to deliver a range of high quality QA services, working closely with Babel's quality and standards department.

"It is great to see people with such valuable background joining Babel and building on their existing career with us" said Algy Williams, Managing Director at Babel.

Babel now has offices in Brighton, New Delhi and San Diego. The company employs up to 200 permanent and freelance staff worldwide.

Notes to Editors

Babel is the industry leader in specialist outsourced services for the games and interactive entertainment industry. The company has offices in Brighton, New Delhi and San Diego providing comprehensive games-focused localisation, QA, certification, audio, print and marketing services.

Clients include Microsoft, Nintendo, Atari, Vodafone, Activision, Sony, THQ, Disney, iFone, SCi, Hip Interactive, Motorola, Digital Bridges, Eidos, Bandai, Taito, Capcom, Gameloft, Cenega and SEGA.