TransPerfect Co-CEO Liz Elting Earns MCC Award for Global Business of the Year

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Ongoing Success, Innovation of TransPerfect

NEW YORK, January 13, 2014 – TransPerfect, the world’s largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions, today announced that The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC) recognized the company at the Global Business of the Year award ceremony at the end of 2013. This award directly follows TransPerfect’s Hire Power award, which Inc. presents to the country’s top 100 job creators that are helping to drive the U.S. economy. Additionally, TransPerfect recently earned recognition as the Best Translation and Language Service in the Best of ELearning! 2013 awards. All three awards signal the company’s ongoing innovation in the field of global language and business solutions.

The MCC Annual Awards highlight the business leaders throughout New York City who have contributed to both the economy and community with their companies and cultures. Other recipients of the 2013 awards include Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker for Mid-Sized Business of the Year, Jon Kaplan at Google Inc. for Large Business of the Year, and Jennifer Fleiss and Jennifer Hyman of Rent the Runway for the Young Professionals award.

“As an international company with offices on six continents, we live and breathe both the challenges and benefits encompassed by the term ‘global’ every day,” said Liz Elting, Co-CEO of TransPerfect. “To be recognized as the Global Business of the Year is a great honor and an endorsement of the goals that we’ve held for our company since day one: to evolve and innovate at every available opportunity, and to commit ourselves to never being stagnant. Our clients deserve the best, and we can only give that to them if we remain ahead of the curve.”

TransPerfect’s growth in 2013 included the addition of new client service locations in Vienna, Johannesburg, Saint Petersburg, Oslo, and Budapest. The company also hired its 2,800th employee and surpassed $400 million in annual revenues. 

About TransPerfect
With annual revenues of more than $400 million, TransPerfect is the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions. From offices in more than 85 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and EN 15038 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.