Thomas Edwards joins Elanex as Director of Major Accounts

Elanex, Inc. today announces that Thomas Edwards, a well-known localization industry leader, has joined as Director of Major Accounts.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 3, 2008 -- Elanex, Inc., a leader in language translation services, today announces that Thomas Edwards, an established and well-known leader in the localization industry, has joined the company with responsibility for building Elanex's relationships with major translation and localization accounts around the globe.

As a leader with over a decade of experience in senior management roles in the translation and localization industry, Thomas Edwards lives and breathes translation and testing. Prior to joining Elanex, Thomas spent over a decade in operations and sales positions in the localization industry, working with preeminent companies on both the client and the service provider sides. Edwards has held various sales and head of office positions for Bowne Global Solutions (BGS), Lionbridge (NADAQ:LIOX), Moravia Worldwide, and International Language Engineering (ILE). He has opened offices in three different locations, has generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue over his career, brought in and worked with some of the industry's largest accounts, and consistently exceeded revenue targets.

"I am delighted to welcome Thomas to Elanex, and especially pleased to be working with him to develop our business with the world's largest and most forward-thinking users of translation and localization services," said Elanex CEO and founder, Jonathan Kirk.

"In five years Elanex has become an industry leader through creation of innovative technology and a relentless focus on providing top quality solutions for client needs," said Thomas. "My focus is in helping Elanex to make its capabilities known to companies that can benefit from innovative solutions such as the ElanexINSIDE platform or our web services API. Elanex brings a fresh perspective, a new alternative, and countless benefits for users of translation ranging from cost effectiveness to improved service level to an impressive array of value-added services."

Thomas has three passports (Swiss, French and American), was born in San Francisco and was raised in Normandy. He speaks French and English fluently. He graduated from the Université de Caen (France) and the University of California at Berkeley, where he majored in English and Linguistics, and is the proud father of two young children.

About Elanex. Elanex is a language translation services and technology company. We develop cutting-edge technology and combine it with our global network of 22,000 of the best available human translations, to provide top-quality translation at highly competitive prices. Elanex is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Silicon Valley, Albuquerque, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Sydney, Melbourne and Warsaw. For more information about Elanex visit us at Elanex Translation Services.

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