European Union of Associations of Translation Companies Re-elects Lionbridge Country Manager Rudy Tirry as President

BRUSSELS, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., today announced that Country Manager (Belgium), Rudy Tirry, has been re-elected President of the European Union of Associations of Translation Companies (EUATC). With a two-year term of office which began on the 1^stJanuary 2017, Rudy's new mandate is a continuation of his first appointment as president in 2015. The re-election shows Rudy's continuous involvement in contributing to the language industry, alongside a prominent body within the sector.

Commenting on the new appointment, Rudy Tirry said: "I look forward to continuing my role at the EUATC. It's an honour to have been elected President for the second time and to be offered the chance to help the association support national initiatives to promote professionalization in the language industry."

The EUATC is an umbrella body for national associations of translation companies throughout Europe. The EUATC provides a united voice for language services companies and promotes the highest standards of quality and business practice. It also helps to improve the training of linguists across Europe. Membership is not limited to EU-member states but also includes other European countries such as Switzerland and Turkey.

To learn more, visit www.euatc.org

About Lionbridge

Lionbridge enables more than 800 world-leading brands to increase international market share, speed adoption of products and effectively engage their customers in local markets worldwide. Using our innovative cloud technology platforms and our global crowd of more than 100,000 professional cloud workers, we provide translation, online marketing, global content management and application testing solutions that ensure global brand consistency, local relevancy and technical usability across all touch points of the customer lifecycle. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains solution centres in 27 countries. To learn more, visit http://www.lionbridge.com.

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