What has been announced today?
TranslateMedia has been acquired by TOPPAN Digital Language, a language solutions company based in London, United Kingdom.
What does this mean for us?
It is business as usual! We will continue to serve clients as they have been, and you can continue to expect to receive the same high-quality service you are accustomed to, delivered by the same teams. We remain focused on serving your industry, amongst other sectors with business-critical content.
Who is TOPPAN Digital Language?
TOPPAN Digital Language is headquartered in London. It is a subsidiary of TOPPAN Group, an international business listed on the Tokyo stock exchange, with sales of just under $14bn and over 52,000 employees worldwide. You can find out about TOPPAN Group here: www.toppan.com.
What is TOPPAN Digital Language’s strategy?
TOPPAN Digital Language was founded exactly one year ago to become the leader in language solutions for high-risk, business-critical content.
We take a customer-centric “solutions approach”, which means designing a technology-enabled service, based on an individual customers’ requirements and industry, and providing high levels of service and quality.
TranslateMedia is our second acquisition and further enhances not only our operating footprint in the US, Europe, and Asia, but also our service offering and vertical go-to-market strategy. TOPPAN Digital Language’s proprietary technology platform also enables us to provide the tailored solutions our customers require.
Is the TranslateMedia name changing?
Yes. The TranslateMedia brand will become TOPPAN Digital Language and we will provide notice of this change.
TranslateMedia email addresses will continue to work as normal until further notice.
Who is the leadership team of TOPPAN Digital Language? Christophe Djaouani is President of TOPPAN Digital Language and has over 20 years’ experience in language services, building business focused on regulated and business-critical content.
You can read about the wider TOPPAN Digital Language team on TOPPAN Digital Language’s website.
Rupert Evans will be stepping down as Managing Director but will remain as a consultant to the business for the next six months to help with the transition. The rest of the TranslateMedia management team continue in their current roles and will report to the senior leadership team of TOPPAN Digital Language.
What is TOPPAN Digital Language’s culture?
We are guided by a strong set of values and principles which was also a key driver of this new venture: a transparent partnership approach with our customers and an innovative, solution-driven mindset. Our employee culture is based on transparent collaboration, teamwork, ambition, respect and humility. It’s really important to us that we enjoy what we do, which means a clear sense of purpose, a positive attitude, a no-drama approach and plenty of open communication. We say at TOPPAN Digital Language that we love our Mondays and celebrate our Fridays.
Quick facts about TOPPAN Group
- TOPPAN Group is listed on the Tokyo stock exchange, with a market cap of $6 billion
- Sales in 2021 were US$13.8bn and there are over 52,000 employees worldwide
- Founded in 1900
- R&D Spending of $180m
- A very efficient structure and infrastructure backed-up by a strong financial position
