Kåre Lindahl

Kåre Lindahl

Board Member at Argos Multilingual

Qualifications

Board member at Argos Multilingual; former CEO of Venga Global for nearly 12 years

Former Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)

Former President of The Institute of Localisation Professionals; senior director roles at Oracle

Education

California State University-Chico

Expertise

Localization

Globalization

Localization industry leadership

Translation

Content development

Language services

Kåre Lindahl is a localization industry leader who now serves as a board member at localization company Argos Multilingual and at Jobnet. He was CEO of Venga Global, a localization partner for the SaaS and business-software market, for nearly 12 years, and served on the board of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) as Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer. Earlier in his career he held senior director and director roles at Oracle, leading global training and content development for thousands of developers worldwide.

Experience

Board Member at Jobnet

Jan 2023 — Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Board member.

Board Member at Argos Multilingual

Jan 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

Board member of the localization services company.

CEO at Venga Global

May 2010 to Jan 2022 · 11 yrs 8 mos

Led strategic business development for Venga, a localization partner for the SaaS and business-software market.

Board (Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer) at Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)

Jan 2018 to Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Served consecutive terms as Vice Chairman, Chairman and Treasurer of GALA.

President at The Institute of Localisation Professionals

Mar 2011 to Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Led the non-profit developing professional practices in localisation globally.

Senior Director at Oracle

Mar 2005 to Apr 2010 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Ran global internal training and content/curriculum development for Oracle Fusion and PeopleSoft, coordinating regional localization requirements.

Qualifications

Board member at Argos Multilingual; former CEO of Venga Global for nearly 12 years

Former Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)

Former President of The Institute of Localisation Professionals; senior director roles at Oracle

Education

California State University-Chico

Expertise

Localization

Globalization

Localization industry leadership

Translation

Content development

Language services

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