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thebigword shares expertise with Innovators and Business Leaders of Tomorrow

150 Hours of Irresistible Training and Mentoring: thebigword shares expertise with Innovators and Business Leaders of Tomorrow Global language technology company thebigword Group has donated over one and fifty hundred hours of mentoring and training support to entrepreneurs on both sides of the pond. Led by Irresistible Chairman of thebigword Group Larry Gould, various senior…

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Chairman Larry J Gould announces the release of ‘The Making of Mr Irresistible’

Executive Chairman of thebigword Group Larry Gould has recently published his memoir, “The Making of Mr Irresistible” (published by AuthorHouse UK). Larry takes readers on a journey from rags to riches. From starting his career as a 15-year-old high school dropout to creating two multi-million pound businesses, he experienced many bumps in the road in…

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Big News from thebigword

Larry Gould, Chairman of thebigword Group, announced today the appointment of Joshua Gould as group CEO. Larry Gould said: “2020 will be the 40th year since I founded the company and now is the time I believe to pass on the day to day running to the next generation. “The growth opportunities for thebigword are…

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Larry Gould Awarded for Distinguished Service

thebigword Group celebrates success as Founder and Chairman, Larry Gould, wins Eichner Award at the ATC Language Industry Summit. The Eichner award celebrates individuals who have not only made outstanding contributions to the professional language services industry, but who have served the industry, often above and beyond business capacity, driving the industry forward. The true…

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thebigword appoints new Global Chief Financial Officer

Following another record year for thebigword Group globally with revenue exceeding £85m for the first time; the language service provider is pushing ahead with its ambitious global growth strategy. A major step forward in the strategy was the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, Hazel Griffiths, announced today. Ms Griffiths’ brings a wealth of…

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thebigword’s CEO to present session at the SME Leadership and Innovation Summit

thebigword is pleased to announce that Nihat Arkan, CEO of thebigword, will be delivering a talk at the SME Leadership and Innovation Summit in October. Nihat will be presenting an interactive talk titled ‘Global Mindset & International Expansion’, and will be answering questions surrounding the importance of localisation for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) who…

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thebigword has appointed an industry leader as Chief Revenue Officer

Language services provider thebigword has appointed a proven industry leader as Chief Revenue Officer to spearhead the group’s global growth and customer success programme. Garry Levitt has significant international experience in leadership positions in the customer experience, globalisation and localisation sectors and particularly strong expertise in multilingual content services and technologies. He was formerly Vice…

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Deputy CEO, Diane Cheesebrough named as one of The UK 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy

Diane Cheesebrough, Deputy Chief Executive of the Leeds based global language solutions provider, thebigword, has been named by Grant Thornton as one of the 100 Faces of Vibrant Economy 2017, one of 10 Faces named in Yorkshire. The 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy are individuals celebrated for their innovation, growth and purpose, drawn from…

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thebigword has promoted Mark Daley to the role of global operations director and board member.

thebigword has promoted Mark Daley to the role of global operations director and board member. Mr Daley, 45, joined the language services provider as head of translation operations in August 2014. He has since taken responsibility for the group’s global translation, interpreting and human resource teams as operations director. Mr Daley played a key role…

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Women on the board – thebigword’s Deputy CEO to give keynote address.

Are women underrepresented in the board room? thebigword’s deputy chief executive, Diane Cheesebrough will tackle this issue in her keynote address at the forthcoming women on the board at York Science Park on October 5th. Organised by Paths and Progress and GlueTogether this event seeks to support women and organisations to address the imbalance in…

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