TransPerfect, a leading provider of language services to
multinational businesses, today announced that the Office of the Mayor
of the City of New York has, in recognition of TransPerfect´s 15 years
of business leadership, declared December 9, 2007 "TransPerfect Day"
by official proclamation.
This announcement came during TransPerfect´s annual leadership
summit and 15-year anniversary celebration this past weekend, which
featured a keynote address by Former Secretary of State, General Colin
L. Powell, USA (Ret.). The proclamation was bestowed upon the company
during a gala dinner and award ceremony last Saturday evening in New
York City, which was attended by over 750 of TransPerfect´s global
staff members, including TransPerfect Founders Liz Elting and Phil
Shawe.
On behalf of Mayor Bloomberg, Mr. Mitchell L. Moss presided over
ceremony. Mr. Moss is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy
and Planning at New York University. The proclamation reads as
follows:
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WHEREAS: New York is the world´s most diverse metropolis and
the center of the global economy. So it is only
natural that our five boroughs--where 200
languages are spoken and more Fortune 500
companies make their home than any other American
city--would be the birthplace of TransPerfect, the
world´s largest privately-owned language solutions
company.
WHEREAS: TransPerfect´s incredible success is a
quintessential New York story of creative thinking
and bold action. When TransPerfect was founded,
its only employees were Liz Elting and Phil Shawe,
who minted the operation in a New York University
dormitory. Its biggest asset was a great idea.
Today, the company employs 750 men and women,
earns $150 million annually, and boasts 50 offices
on four continents - providing high-quality,
specialized language and business solutions to
help companies achieve their full potential in the
global marketplace.
WHEREAS: As TransPerfect employees from around the globe
gather to celebrate their 15th Anniversary, they
can take great pride in everything they´ve already
accomplished. If the past 15 years of growth are
any indication, they can also look forward to even
greater achievements on the horizon. On behalf of
the City of New York, congratulations on a
momentous milestone and best wishes for continued
success!
Now therefore, I, Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of
New York, in recognition of this important anniversary, do
hereby proclaim Sunday, December 9th, 2007 in the City of
New York as: "TransPerfect Day."
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A copy of the official proclamation can be viewed publicly on the
TransPerfect website at:
http://www.transperfect.com/about/proclamation.html.
About TransPerfect
TransPerfect is a family of companies including TransPerfect
Translations, Translations.com, and Deal Interactive, as well as
specialized Staffing, Deposition Services, Document Management,
Transcriptions, and Multicultural Marketing divisions. With 2007
annual revenue of $156 million and more than 750 full-time
employees, TransPerfect is the largest privately held language
service provider in the world. From over 50 offices on 4 continents,
TransPerfect offers a full range of services in over 100 languages to
multinationals worldwide. These services include translation,
interpretation, transcription, multilingual typesetting/graphic
services, staffing solutions, website globalization, software
localization, subtitling/voice-overs, multicultural marketing,
document management, and litigation support. With a network of over
4,000 linguists and subject-area specialists worldwide, TransPerfect
is the largest translation company to be fully ISO 9001:2000
certified. TransPerfect is headquartered in New York and has regional
headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please
visit our websites at www.transperfect.com and www.translations.com.