CAS hires Mark Watt

CAMBRIDGE ANIMATION SYSTEMS (CAS), creators of Animo 2D animation software, has hired Mark Watt as director of research and development. Watt co-founded Second Nature Industries, a company in Los Angeles. He was previously a senior programmer with Xaos, Thomson Digital Image and Digital Pictures. Watt will be based at CAS’ U.K. office. TOM CARRIGAN, recently hired by CAS as director of international sales, will be based at the company’s Glendale office, not in U.K. office as was stated in last week’s news.