Qualifications
Managing Director of Slator, a leading language-industry intelligence firm
Host of the weekly SlatorPod podcast
Former CEO Asia-Pacific at CLS Communication
Education
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Expertise
Language industry
Language AI
Market intelligence
Localization
Translation
Business strategy
Florian Faes is the Managing Director of Slator, the leading source of market intelligence on language solutions and language AI, and host of the weekly SlatorPod podcast. Based in Zurich, he previously spent more than eight years at CLS Communication, where he led the company's Asia-Pacific operations as CEO. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on the localization industry and the business impact of translation AI.
Experience
Managing Director at Slator
Mar 2015 — Present · 11 yrs 7 mos
Advisory Board at Jurata
Feb 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 8 mos
CEO Asia-Pacific at CLS Communication
Sep 2011 to Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 5 mos
General Manager, Hong Kong at CLS Communication
Mar 2009 to Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Language Operations Manager at CLS Communication
Mar 2008 to Mar 2009 · 1 yr
Financial Translator at CLS Communication
Oct 2006 to Mar 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos
Events & webinars (1)
Managing Director of Slator, a leading language-industry intelligence firm
Host of the weekly SlatorPod podcast
Former CEO Asia-Pacific at CLS Communication
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Language industry
Language AI
Market intelligence
Localization
Translation
Business strategy
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