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Phil Shawe

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER

Phil Shawe is the President & Founder of TransPerfect, a global family of companies and the world’s largest privately held provider of language and business services. Phil has overseen the day-to-day operations of the company for over 30 years, and grown the business from two people to an industry leader with over 9,500 employees and 160 offices worldwide.

PhilShawe

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Turn Toward the Problem

No matter what business you’re in, you will eventually run into a customer service issue—and…

Escalate Problems Up the Chain of Command

You cannot be a true agent of change at a corporation if you only discuss…

Transparency Drives Trust

One thing that all managers share is the need to build trust among their team,…

TRANSPERFECT CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AT ELEVATE CONFERENCE IN AMSTERDAM

 

To commemorate TransPerfect’s 30th year in business, more than one thousand members of the team from around the globe met in Amsterdam for collaboration, inspiration, and celebration. ELEVATE was TransPerfect’s largest-ever internal event and the most ambitious professional development initiative in the company’s history. With more than 330 sessions led by a combination of internal and external speakers—including an engaging and interactive keynote session with Sir Richard Branson—ELEVATE set the course for the next 30 years of developing transformative solutions for our clients.

IN THE NEWS

Phil Shawe: The view from the top

Phil Shawe: The view from the top MultiLingual | April, 2023 It’s been a steady…

TransPerfect Revenues Climb to USD 1.16 Billion in 2022, up 4.6% Year-on-Year

Slator | February 6, 2023 US-based TransPerfect has released its financial results for 2022. After…

TransPerfect Acquires Hiventy, Accelerating Expansion in Media Localization

Slator | October 17, 2022 TransPerfect has acquired French media localization provider, Hiventy. The deal…

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