Language services provider thebigword reports record year as revenues hit £77m

thebigword, the global language services provider, has reported its best ever year with revenue increasing by 30% to £77m.

In addition, the Leeds-headquartered company has also appointed Nihat Arkan as its new CEO. Former CEO Larry Gould now takes the role of chairman of thebigword group of companies.

Larry Gould said: “Nihat has a strong background in global expansion and market development and a proven track record in guiding organizations through periods of accelerated growth.

“Nihat will be overseeing a programme of new investment in technology and talent to support the group’s growth aspirations in key areas including financial services, justice and legal services, technology, automotive and manufacturing.”

Most recently, Mr Arkan was CEO of US-headquartered 1Worldsync, the world’s largest global content management company and before that its smaller predecessor SA2 Worldsync.

He was previously chief operating officer at Agentrics, the US-based international supply chain specialist.

Mr Arkan commented: “I am delighted to be part of a global organisation with very sound business foundation and aspirations to become world leader leveraging our global network for strategic and business expansion.”

Larry Gould added: “Nihat brings a wealth of leadership experience and expertise in the international arena and he will be instrumental in helping us achieve our goal of becoming a top-five global language services provider.”

As executive chairman, Larry Gould will be focusing on opportunities for fund-raising, mergers and acquisitions.

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