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Russell Trounce Translation and Localization Industry Veteran Russell Trounce Named Vice President of Sales at Global Language Solutions Global Language Solutions, Inc. (GLS), a full-service ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006 certified translation and interpreting company, announces the addition of Russell Trounce to its executive team as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Trounce brings more than 15 years of localization industry sales and sales team management experience to GLS, most recently as Vice President of Sales at Tek Translation International and, prior to that, Vice President of Sales at Lionbridge. In his role at GLS, Mr. Trounce will guide and direct companywide global sales initiatives, develop and manage the sales team, and focus on strategic planning to promote and increase sales profitability. Currently in its sixteenth year of business, GLS has grown into a well-recognized language service provider. Its growth is a reflection of the company’s commitment to quality and customer service. The firm expects that the demand for their services will continue to increase in 2010 and beyond. "Russ is a top performing leader who knows how to create and manage sales teams, and he is an expert in how to implement and utilize sale process methodologies. His experience in the language services industry and as a sales executive is a natural fit for our company as we work toward our next level of growth. We are excited to have Russ on our executive team," comments Inna Kassatkina, President, Global Language Solutions. Mr. Trounce is a Customer Centric Selling Coach and has completed the Miller-Heiman Strategic Selling, Miller-Heiman Large Account Management Process (LAMP) and the Garrett-Miller Sales MBA. He holds bachelor’s degrees in business and Spanish from Brigham Young University and resides in Southern California. Visit www.globallanguages.com, follow GLS on twitter @OneStopGlobal, or call +1-949-798-1400 for more information.
February 05, 2010