Management Team
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Iwona Stepien – PartnerIwona graduated in English Literature/Linguistics from the University of Marie Curie, Lublin, Poland. She moved to London where she achieved a Masters in Communications at the University of Westminster. A talented linguist (she is fluent in three languages and learning Mandarin) her industry experience includes financial services (Investec), media (UPC), consumer (Molton Brown) and market research (Kudos Research). |
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Ben Taylor – Managing PartnerAfter gaining a 1st class degree in maths from the University of Bristol, Ben worked as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank before co-founding Language Connect with Iwona in 2003. |
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Christina Stüttgen – Office Manager, GermanyChristina joined Language Connect in 2006 as a Project Manager. Following two promotions, in 2009 she moved to Munich, Germany to open Language Connect’s first overseas office. Christina is a true polyglot: she is a German native, fluent in English and Italian and she also has a good level of understanding of Dutch, Spanish, French, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish! |
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Rachel Hoy – Sales & Marketing Manager, AustraliaRachel first joined Language Connect in 2008 in the London office. Prior to Language Connect, Rachel worked in marketing for multi-nationals including Hilton Hotels and Lexus in Australia. At the beginning of 2010, Rachel returned to her home city of Melbourne to open a second international office for Language Connect. |
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Bruce Cadbury – Company AdvisorBruce has had a distinguished career in the language services industry and brings a wealth of advice to the Language Connect management team. As the Chief Executive of Language Line, the UK's leading telephone interpreting service for 7 years he has first-hand experience of being a pioneer in the industry turning a former charity into a business and growing a team of 5 people to 150. |
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