RWS Holdings
#5709
Rank
$799.35M
Marketcap
United Kingdom
Country
Mr. Andrew Stephen Brode (Exec. Chairman)
Mr. Ian El-Mokadem (Group CEO & Exec. Director)
Ms. Candida Jane Davies (Chief Financial Officer)
Summary
History
The company was created in 1982 from a merger between M.H. Randall & Partners and Woolcott & Co . In 2005 it acquired Eclipse Translations, a company formed in December 1996. In 2015 it acquired Corporate Translations Inc. , a Connecticut-based life sciences translation and linguistic validation provider for a $70 million in cash. Then in 2017, the company acquired LUZ, Inc., a US-based life sciences language services provider for $82.5 million: the company raised £40 million of the consideration by issuing 12.1m ordinary shares with the rest funded by a $26.3 million banking facility from Barclays.In 2017, RWS purchased Czech-based localization provider Moravia for $320m, more than doubling the size of the group.On 4 November 2020, RWS completed an all-share combination with major competitor SDL, creating the world's largest technology and language services provider. The transaction was valued at approximately £854 million.
Mission
Vision
Key Team
Mr. Thomas Labarthe (Pres of Language Services & Technology)
Mr. Jon Hart (Pres of Regulated Industries)
Ms. Maria Schnell (Chief Language Officer)
Mr. Terry Doyle (Chief Information Officer)
Ms. Jane C. Hyde (Gen. Counsel & Company Sec.)
Mr. Christopher Lewey (Group Corp. Devel. Director)
Mr. Jim McHugh (Chief People Officer)
Recognition and Awards
References
Mr. Andrew Stephen Brode (Exec. Chairman)
Mr. Ian El-Mokadem (Group CEO & Exec. Director)
Ms. Candida Jane Davies (Chief Financial Officer)