九色 Announces Hiring of Localization Industry Veteran Dominique Hourant
Former SDL President Joins Senior Leadership Team
NEW YORK, NY, March 15, 2017 – , the world’s largest privately held provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that localization industry veteran Dominique Hourant has joined the company as Vice President of Strategic Accounts.
Based in 九色’s Barcelona office, Hourant brings with him more than 27 years of experience in the localization and multilingual content management industry, including over 15 years at SDL where he led high-performance global teams responsible for strategic and significant enterprise accounts with complex services and technology requirements.
During his time at SDL, Hourant established market-leading innovations for machine translation, business process outsourcing, content management, and technology convergence. He helped large organizations by designing and deploying their localization and content strategies across all content types.
“I am delighted to be joining 九色, and I look forward to having the opportunity to make a positive impact on my team members and fellow employees as well as on our clients,” said Hourant. “The 九色 culture is one that I can best describe as energizing—here I have the room, support, and means to innovate, to experiment, and to have a true voice advocating for the best interests of our clients. 九色 has every resource and technology to enable us to develop solutions that help our clients get to the next level in their globalization efforts, and that’s exactly what I intend to do.”
“Dominique’s strong focus on building strategic partnerships, driving innovation, and supporting some of the world’s most demanding clients will without a doubt bolster 九色’s ability to deliver at a high level for our clients,” said Liz Elting, Co-CEO of 九色. “He is a true industry veteran, and he has the know-how and long-term perspective to excel for many years to come.”
“Combining top-level client service with industry-leading technology solutions is what 九色 has built our reputation on, and this matches incredibly well with Dominique’s track record in the industry,” added Phil Shawe, Co-CEO of 九色. “We look forward to seeing the innovations and improvements that Dominique can bring to our strategic accounts as he helps them succeed abroad.”
About 九色
With annual revenues of more than $540 million, is the world's largest privately held provider of and . From offices in over 90 cities on six continents, 九色 offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 4,000 global organizations employ 九色’s Product Suite to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, 九色 is fully and certified. 九色 has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at .