Keywords Studios PLC (LON:KWS), the technical and creative services provider to the video games industry, has appointed Sonia Lashand Sedler as the group's chief operating officer.
The groups said she will work closely with fellow board directors, Andrew Day, the chief executive officer, and Jon Hauck, the chief financial officer, taking responsibility for the day to day operational running of the business.
Keywords noted that Lashand Sedler has 20 years of experience in scaling up businesses internationally through senior roles, most recently as global head of Managed Services and Banking Strategy at Diebold Nixdorf, a global retail and banking technology and services organisation, where she was responsible for its managed services business.
"Sonia's experience in driving operational excellence across an international footprint and in delivering best in class business-critical services to global clients gained from within world-class organisations made her the outstanding candidate for this new board position as COO. I look forward to working closely with her as we continue to develop our global platform of technical and creative services to the video games market and beyond,” said chief executive Andrew Day in a statement.
With a chief operating officer (COO) on board, Day will have more time to focus more fully on the continued strategic development of the group.