Ex-Expand Exec Watson Joins Appsbroker
Before running data consumer forums and benchmarking activities at Expand Research, Watson also worked at Thomson Financial and Market News International.

Watson spent more than 10 years at Expand Research, prior to which he was a European sales manager at Thomson Financial, and served as a European sales executive at Market News International from 1995 to 2000.
In his new role, Watson reports to Appsbroker director Alex Wolcough, who joined the vendor last year via the acquisition of his Sycamore Financial Technology consultancy.
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