<a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Laboratories, the recognized global leader in quality assurance and testing services for home entertainment, gaming, websites, hardware and software, has announced that Seth Hallen has assumed the post of CEO. In his expanded role, he will strategically lead all of <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs’ worldwide business lines and operations. Mr. Hallen takes over from Neil Goodall, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Hallen joined the company in 2006, and has been President of <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs US since 2009.
<a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Laboratories is a subsidiary of Catalis SE, the worldwide service provider for the digital media industry headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Jeremy Lewis, Catalis CEO, commented, "Seth has proven to be an exceptional leader of our US facilities, and I am confident that he will successfully steer our global operations through these challenging but promising times. <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic will benefit from his longstanding and close involvement with our key Hollywood customers and his keen understanding of their needs, particularly as the home entertainment space continues to transition towards digital download formats." Lewis continued, "We would also like to thank Neil for his considerable contribution to <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic over the past years and wish him well for the future."
This year, Hallen has overseen the successful US launches of <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs’ new 3D Test Lab and Digital Entertainment Test Lab. Hallen said, "The digital media industry is in the midst of significant evolutionary changes, and that presents some very exciting opportunities for us. We have a team of incredibly talented and dedicated individuals within the company, and I look forward to continuing our work together to realize these opportunities."
Prior to joining <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs, Hallen was Vice President of North American Operations at Lightworks, the developer and supplier of high-end editing solutions for film and television. He started his career in Home Entertainment at Lightning Media in Hollywood, where he handled sales, marketing and business development, overseeing their Digital Media Services and DVD Authoring divisions. He then moved into television production and became the Director of Marketing and Business Development at the commercial production company Big Picture Studios, producing television commercials and representing the company’s roster of directors to ad agencies.
Hallen gained further experience in the prep-to-post supply chain as Executive Vice President of Standard, a full-service production and editorial facility in Los Angeles. His production expertise was recognized when he won an Emmy Award in 2005 as Producer of TalkShow.TV, a talk/reality show which was honored as Best Magazine Format Broadcast.
Currently serving as an Advisory Board Member of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance, Hallen also serves on the boards of the Hollywood Post Alliance and the International Digital Media Alliance. He holds a BA in Radio, Television and Film from the University of Maryland.
About <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs
<a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs, established in 1998, is the worldwide leading Quality Assurance provider of choice for the software, hardware, digital media and entertainment industries. Services cover DVD, Blu-ray and video game QA along with a range of services for telecommunications, e-learning, interactive software and hardware products as well as a suite of certification standards.
<a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs’ skilled team provides testing of any content across any medium to any end device. Based in Burbank, CA, Pinewood Studios and central London UK, Diepenbeek, Belgium and Warsaw, Poland, <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Labs is the only global Quality Assurance company operating across the entire digital media industry.
For further information regarding <a href="http://www.testroniclabs.com.“>Testronic Laboratories, please visit www.testroniclabs.com.