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As Managing Director of Dolby's European headquarters in the UK since January 2000 David Watts oversees all aspects of the company's operation in Europe and other international territories including India Russia and China including the film marketing professional audio and manufacturing locations in Wootton Bassett and the consumer products licensing office in London. He joined Dolby on the very day of the UK media debut of the groundbreaking movie Star Wars in December 1977. Soon after his arrival David helped build an infrastructure for transitioning international film production from mono to stereo working directly with sound mixers in Europe Australia New Zealand and China. Among the films to take advantage of this new stereo format was the Australian cult classic The Road Warrior.
During his tenure at Dolby David has held several positions in the UK and US including Applications Engineer Dolby Stereo Sound Consultant Applications Manager Director of Product Planning and Vice President of Marketing. He received a degree in mathematics from the University of Sussex in 1973. Prior to joining Dolby Laboratories David worked for Granada Television in Manchester England. | 