Audatex Boosts Strategic Development Team Audatex UK, leading provider of motor repair and claims management solutions, has appointed Steve Watson to the new role of Product Manager for New Services. Reporting to Strategic Development Director, David Murby, Watson's brief is to create ideas for new products and services for Audatex customers, identify potential improvements to existing ones and evaluate the relevance to the UK market of product developments coming out of the Audatex Group operation. Commented David Murby: "Steve's appointment reflects our continuing drive for innovation in the claims market. His experience in our industry puts him in an ideal position to work with our customers and partners to explore new services, challenge pre-conceived ideas and recommend new services that will make a difference to the way our customers do business." Added Steve Watson: "I see my role as a combination between visionary and listener. Yes, I'll be bringing original ideas that will enhance Audatex' service offering and fulfil a demand in the market, but more importantly, I'll listen to what our customers tell us about what new tools, or variations of existing ones, will make their lives easier." Before joining Audatex, Watson was at the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre at Thatcham for eight years, latterly as IT Manager, having begun his career with a large multi-franchised dealer network group.