Press release
January 15, 2007
GALA Announces 2007-2008 Board Officers
Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)
Seattle, Washington, USA -- The Globalization and
Localization Association (GALA) recently announced its 2007-2008 board
officers. The GALA Board is composed of five volunteer members elected by
the GALA membership to serve two-year terms. The board welcomes two
members for the 2007-2008 term: Kim Harris, co-owner and managing director
of text & form GmbH, a new board member, and Arancha Caballero (TSG,
Spain) who was re-elected to serve a second two-year term.
The
board officer positions for 2007 are as follows: Stephen Ryan (Moravia
Worldwide, Czech Republic), Chair; Kim Harris (text & form, Germany), Vice
Chair; Christiane Bernier (Lionbridge Technologies, Canada), Treasurer;
Matthias Caesar (Locatech GmbH, Germany), Secretary; Arancha Caballero,
Board Member-at-Large.
"Our board leadership is critical to the
success of GALA, and we wouldn't be the organization that we are today
without them. The group works together in a highly collaborative
environment to build on current initiatives and to find new ways of
creating value for our members and for our industry," said Laura Brandon,
the administrator for GALA.
GALA would like to thank outgoing board
member, Aki Ito (TOIN Corporation), for his commitment to the association
and his relentless promotion of GALA during his two-year term,
particularly among constituents of the Japanese localization industry.
To
learn more about GALA's board members, visit www.gala-global.org/index.php?action=view&p=gala_board.
For more information about GALA and GALA's member companies, visit www.gala-global.org.
About
GALA
GALA is an international non-profit association that promotes
translation services, language technology and language management
solutions. The member companies worldwide include translation agencies,
localization service providers, globalization consultants,
internationalization specialists and technology developers. GALA companies
share a commitment to quality, service and innovation in helping clients
reach global markets. Visit www.gala-global.org.
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