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Market Cap:$94.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$451.9M
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Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of globalization and testing services. Lionbridge combines global resources with proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner throughout a client?s product and content lifecycle - from development to globalization, testing and maintenance. Global organizations in all industries rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 25 countries and provides services under the Lionbridge and VeriTest brands.
Chairman, President & CEORory J. Cowan
Number of Employees 4,500
Contact Information
1050 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(781) 434-6000
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NAICS Code All Other Business Support Services: 561499
Recent Events
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Lionbridge Secures Agreement With Dell as Strategic Provider for Global Online Content; Expects New Client...
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Lionbridge secures $100M contract
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Steven Fisher Joins Lionbridge Board of Directors
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Lionbridge Announces Fourth Quarter and FY 2008 Results; Reports Record Quarterly Cash Flow From Operations...
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Lionbridge Technologies Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. And we do have our first question from Richard Baldry from Canaccord Adams. Richard Baldry - Canaccord Adams Thanks. Could you give us a line item on stock comp in the quarter and then maybe talk about your pipeline of deals? Obviously the 25 to...
Lionbridge: Small Cap Value Showing Strong Earnings Growth
Mark Gomes submits: Lionbridge LIOX is a microcap stock ($70 million market cap) and the world’s largest provider of translation services. It offers language translation also known as localization and application testing services to companies that sell their products and services into international markets. It also provides interpreter-based services for...
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator (Operator's instruction) Your first question comes from Brian Kinstlinger - Sidoti & Company. Brian Kinstlinger - Sidoti & Company I wanted to ask first the statement that you guys made in your release saying second half of the year earnings would accelerate. Is that year...
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Brian Kinstlinger, Sidoti. Brian Kinstlinger - Sidoti & Company Hi, good morning guys. The first question I have is you mentioned that the way to look at this given currency is gross profit dollars. So if I take...
Lionbridge Technologies Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions One moment please. Brian Kinstlinger of Sidoti you may ask your question. Brian Kinstlinger – Sidoti & Co. First question I had was related to the success you’ve had in closing an office in Germany. One of the things you mentioned...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Flanagan | CIO & CTO |
| Donald M. Muir | CFO |
| Kevin Bolen | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Paula Shannon | Senior Vice President & Chief Sales Officer |
| Satish Maripuri | COO |
| Eileen Sweeney | Senior Vice President, HR |
| Henri Broekmate | Senior Vice President, Client Services, Global |
| Larry Wade | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Al Ramirez | Vice President, Application Development & Maintenance |
| Jay Sitaram | Vice President & General Manager, India Operations |
| Kathleen Bostick | Vice President, Strategic Accts |
| Katrina Teague | Vice President, Marketing & Channel Management, VeriTest |
| Michele Erwin | Vice President, HR |
| Peggy Shukur | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Robin Lloyd | Vice President, Solutions Development |
| Sara Buda | Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development |
| Ben Sargent | Director, Marketing Communications |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rory J. Cowan | Chairman, President & CEO |
| Brian Kelly | Non-Executive Chairman, Lionbridge Ireland |
| Claude P. Sheer | Board of Directors |
| Edward A. Blechschmidt | Board of Directors |
| Guy de Chazal | Board of Directors |
| Jeffery H. Goodman | Board of Directors |
| Paul Kavanagh | Board of Directors |
Prior to founding Lionbridge in 1996, Cowan was executive vice president and member of the Management Committee for R.R. Donnelley & Sons. He also was chief executive officer of Stream International Inc., a multi-billion dollar division. Cowan joined R.R. Donnelley in 1988 as senior vice president of the Documentation Services Group, and later became group president. Prior to Donnelley, Cowan was president and chief executive officer of CSA Press of Hudson, Mass., a 1986 acquisition of R.R. Donnelley. He also held positions at Compugraphic Corporation, in Wilmington, Mass., and London, England. He currently serves on the Invoke Solutions Board of Directors. He is on the Board of the American Electronics Association (AEA) and chairs its India Work Group Committee. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy. In addition, Cowan was Chairman of Interleaf until its sale to Broadvision; Chairman of FairMarket until its sale to eBay; Chairman of NewsEdge Corporation until its sale to Thompson; and sat on the Board of Webline until its sale to Cisco. He received his A.B. and M.B.A. from Harvard University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Chairman, President & CEO | Current |
| Fair Market, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Sielox | Chairman of the Board of | Current |
| Interleaf | Interim Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Stream | chief executive officer | Former |
| Invoke Solutions | Chairman, President and CEO, Lionbridge | Former |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | executive vice president | Former |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | member | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Vassar College | Former |
Flanagan is responsible for the deployment of Lionbridge's technology, including R&D, internal applications and infrastructure, and customer support. With more than 20 years' experience in IT services development and delivery, Flanagan came to Lionbridge from StorageNetworks, a managed storage provider offering outsourcing for all primary and backup data, where he served as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Services. At StorageNetworks, Flanagan was responsible for the company's internal technology strategy, hosted services, consulting, and the customer support center. Flanagan has also held roles at I-Cube (International Integration Inc.), an IT solutions provider specializing in the building of large-scale electronic business solutions and custom software applications, and the Boston Consulting Group, an international leader in business strategy consulting. Flanagan is a current member and past board member of SIMs (Society of Information Management).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | CIO & CTO | Current |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Former |
Muir leads the Lionbridge global finance team and is responsible for worldwide accounting, risk management, reporting, and financial control activities of the company. Muir has more than 25 years of public company financial management and treasury experience in the technology and business services sectors, most recently as CFO of Evergreen Solar. Prior to Evergreen, Muir spent 10 years at American Power Conversion (APC), an S&P 500 company. As CFO, he facilitated APC’s growth from $400 million to $1.7 billion in revenue, directed the Company’s financial strategy, aligned worldwide business processes, and helped lead the conversion of APC from a product focus to a solutions orientation. Prior to APC, Muir held a variety of senior financial and operational management positions including treasurer and director of finance for Stratus Computer, a multi-billion dollar provider of high-availability hardware systems. Earlier in his career, Muir held several finance and operations positions at Prime Computer and Wallace Murray Corporation. Muir is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and holds an MBA from Boston University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| American Power Conversion Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Evergreen Solar, Inc. | CFO & Vice President | Former |
| Stratus Computer, Inc. | Manufacturing and Finance | Former |
| Boston University | MBA | Former |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | BBA in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Ownersite Technologies LLC | Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Bowne Global Solutions | Vice President of Sales and Marketing At Bgs | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Former | |
| New York University | MBA in Marketing and Management | Former |
| Pace University | BBA in International Business | Former |
Shannon manages Lionbridge's global sales forces and account management teams. As Co-General Manager of the Localization Business, she drives new services and sustainable solutions, develops strategic accounts, and ensures the continued delivery of innovation and execution excellence to a broad range of Global 1000 customers. Shannon joined Lionbridge in 1999 as Vice President of Internet Alliances and assumed additional responsibilities in 2001. Prior to joining Lionbridge, Shannon was the Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of International Sales for Alpnet, Inc., now SDL. She has more than 22 years of experience in the industry, including 10 years in senior roles with Berlitz International in California, Washington, D.C., and Canada, where she drove global accounts and managed a North American sales team. Shannon is fluent in English, French, and Dutch, and functional in German, Spanish, and Russian. Educated in the US and Belgium, she holds a B.A. in Russian and German with a minor in Linguistics from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. In January 2004, Shannon won the coveted International Stevie Award as “Best Sales Executive.” The International Business Awards are the first global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. Almost 500 nominations from companies and individuals in more than 30 countries and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in several categories. As Lionbridge's Chief Sales Officer, Shannon was recognized for her outstanding leadership and sales achievements in 2003 and her continued commitment to innovation, integrity, and excellence. In 2006, she was honored with a Women in Business award as “Best Canadian Executive.”
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President & Chief Sales Officer | Current |
| Localization World | Current | |
| Berlitz International, Inc. | Former | |
| McGill University | B.A. in Russian and German with a minor in Linguistics | Former |
Maripuri leads and manages the worldwide operations of Lionbridge. He is responsible for setting corporate strategy and achieving profitable growth in each of the company's 26 country operations including six delivery centers in India, China and Central Europe. Since joining Lionbridge in 2003, he has been instrumental in transforming Lionbridge into an offshore outsourcing company and expanding its global execution capabilities to grow revenue from $160M in 2005 to $452M in 2007. With more than 4600 employees worldwide – more than 2000 of them in delivery centers in Mumbai, Chennai, Beijing, Warsaw and Zilina – Maripuri has been instrumental in empowering leaders across business units to embrace local accountability with global collaboration. Maripuri has received recognition in the business world for his contributions, including the 2008 Bharat Samman Pravasi Award , NRI Institute, Delhi, India; 2008 Hind Rattan Award , NRI Welfare Society, Delhi, India; 2008 International Business Awards – The Stevies, Finalist, Best Executive of North America ; 2007 Business Person of the Year Award, IndUS Business Journal; 2007 Pride of India Award , NRI Institute. Maripuri has 23 years of experience in building and growing successful global software and services organizations. Before Lionbridge, he was the SVP of Business Development for Imprivata, a provider of identity and access management security solutions. He also served for 7 years as President and COO at eXcelon Corporation, formerly Object Design; eXcelon Corporation grew from a $12 million organization to a $60 million organization in that period of time. Maripuri sits on the Board of Digital Arbor and is a Charter Member of TiE-Boston
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, HR | Current |
Broekmate is responsible for leading Lionbridge's strategic global account services. He joined Lionbridge in April 2001 from TRADOS Corporation, where as Executive Vice President of E-business, he led a strategic business unit designed to drive translation automation technology to the web. Broekmate was Chief Operating Officer of TRADOS from 1996 to 2000, with P&L responsibility for the company's worldwide operations. Previously, as Localization Business Manager for Stream Language Solutions, he equipped Stream's U.S.-based sales executives with the ability to market and sell localization services. Broekmate was also Managing Director of Stream Language Solutions Nederland from 1994 to 1995, and served as a Project Manager for INK International from 1988 to 1992. He served on the Executive Committee of the Localisation Industries Standards Association (LISA) from 1997 to 2000, and is currently serving on the Editorial Advisory Board of MultiLingual Computing & Technology. Broekmate earned his MBA from Bradford University Management Centre (UK), and earned a BA and MA in English Language & Literature from The Free University of Amsterdam (NL). He is a native Dutch speaker, near-native in English, fluent in German, and functional in French.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Client Services, Global | Current |
| Trados Incorporated | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Trados Incorporated | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Bradford University | Mba | Former |
| University of Amsterdam | Ba and Ma In English Language & Literature | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Bowne Global Solutions | Former | |
| Lotus Development Corporation | Former | |
| University College Dublin | B.Sc. in computer science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Application Development & Maintenance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, India Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Strategic Accts | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing & Channel Management, VeriTest | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
Shukur is responsible for Lionbridge’s worldwide legal affairs and manages its legal department, in addition to serving as Secretary to its Board of Directors. Prior to joining Lionbridge in 2000 as the Company’s first General Counsel, Shukur served as Senior Securities Counsel for Oak Industries, a $500 million NYSE company, through its acquisition by Corning in 2000, and as Senior Attorney at Digital Equipment Corporation, through its acquisition by Compaq in 1998. Shukur was previously an associate at the Boston law firm of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault. She earned her BA with honors at the University of Wisconsin, and graduated from Boston College Law School, cum laude.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Solutions Development | Current |
Buda is responsible for Lionbridge’s comprehensive investor relations program and worldwide corporate development activities, including acquisitions and strategic alliances. Buda has managed investor relations and corporate communications programs for public and private companies in the technology, IT services, and business services industries for over 13 years. Prior to joining Lionbridge in 2001, Buda served as Director of Corporate Communications for ZEFER Corp., where she managed the Company’s initial public offerings and oversaw all internal and external communications. Buda was previously a Senior Account Manager at Porter Novelli, a worldwide communications firm, where she established an investor relations and financial communications practice for the firm’s Boston office.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Director, Marketing Communications | Current |
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Director, Marketing Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton Sales Partners, LLC | Current | |
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Non-Executive Chairman, Lionbridge Ireland | Current |
| Bowne Global Solutions | Senior Vice President of Europe | Former |
Claude Sheer is Managing Director of Oyster International. His corporate assignments have been concerned with the management of growth, in particular the creation and execution of new growth platforms and have focused on mobilizing new technologies, acquisition of capabilities and building management teams. Mr. Sheer served as President and member of the Board of Directors of the international media and marketing company, Ziff Davis. Currently a venture advisor to Zero Stage Capital, Mr. Sheer is also a founding principal in Barn Ventures, LLC, which invests in and accelerates early stage companies. He serves on the Boards of Lionbridge Technologies Inc (LIOX), Envoy WorldWide, Livewave.com and is a Trustee of the New Hampton School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oyster International LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Salient Stills | Currently A Managing Partner of Oyster International | Current |
| Pop!Tech | Chair | Current |
| New Hampton School | Board of Directors | Current |
| Small Enterprise Growth Fund | Segb Vice Chair | Current |
| Salient Stills | Board of Directors | Current |
| Small Enterprise Growth Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oyster International LLC | Managing Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Managing Member | Current |
| Morgan Stanley Venture Partners | Managing Member, Information Technology | Current |
| ThruPoint, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Social Change Starts Here | Board of Directors | Current |
| Uhlig LLC. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Eagle Hill | Board of Directors | Current |
| Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. | Vice President | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Columbia Business School | Adjunct Professor | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Manchester University | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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