What does Empower Translate do?

Empower Translate provides award-winning localization solutions exclusively for the insight industry. The team supports research professionals with language services for global insights, including survey localization, link checks, international research operations and compliance support.

Does Empower Translate only provide translation?

No. Empower Translate offers more than translation. Its services include survey and screener translation, discussion guide localization, in-language link checks, in-field data cleansing, adverse event reporting, in-language coding, transcription, subtitling and support for research platforms.

Who does Empower Translate work with?

Empower Translate works with research professionals, insight agencies and global insight businesses that need accurate, secure and actionable research localization across markets and methodologies.

Can Empower Translate help with global survey localization?

Yes. Empower Translate localizes quantitative and qualitative research materials, including surveys, screeners, discussion guides, stimuli, reports, chatbots, survey platforms, open-ended responses, focus groups, IDIs and VoxPops.

Does Empower Translate support research technology and integrations?

Yes. Empower Translate provides technology solutions for global research, including a self-serve localization Portal, standard operating procedures, tailored API development, platform integrations and AI-supported handling for in-language open-ended responses.

Is Empower Translate ISO certified?

Yes. Empower Translate states that it is certified to ISO 9001 for quality, ISO 27001 for information security and ISO 17100 for translation. Its ISO 17100 certification supports ISO 20252-compliant translation procurement.

How does Empower Translate protect research data?

Empower Translate uses regulated, audited and secure data management systems for global research translations. The company is ISO 27001 certified, ICO registered and certified under the UK Cyber Essentials scheme.

Can Empower Translate support healthcare or MedPharma research localization?

Yes. Empower Translate is a Corporate Member of the British Healthcare Business Intelligence Association, and its team is trained in BHBIA Legal and Regulatory Guidelines and Adverse Event Reporting.

Team - Empower Translate

Founder & Global Chief Executive

Ruth Partington

Ruth Partington, FMRS (she/her) is founder and CEO of Empower, Market Research Society (MRS) Fellow and ACP Council Member, andRead more

Chief Revenue Officer

Jonny Bates

Jonny Bates (he/him) is Empower’s Chief Revenue Officer, based in Yorkshire, UK. In 2009, Jonny joined the global language industryRead more

Chief Finance Officer

John Temple

John Temple, MMRS (he/him) is Empower's Chief Commercial Officer, Market Research Benevolent Association (MRBA) Brand Ambassador, Chair of the BusinessRead more

Head of Fulfilment

Marcia Pacheco Solari

Marcia Pacheco Solari, BA (Hons) (she/her) is Head of Fulfilment at Empower, and based in beautiful Argentina. Since 2013, MarciaRead more

Senior Account Manager

Adam Barry

Adam Barry, MA (he/him) is an Empower Account Manager, from northern UK. Adam has a Master’s degree in Translation, andRead more

Account Manager

Sarah Kyle

Sarah Kyle (she/her) is an Empower Account Manager, based in London, UK. Originally from Ireland, Sarah has a degree in German andRead more

Introducing our Americas and APAC teams

Senior Client Success Manager

Isabel Goez

Project Manager

María Constanza Iglesias Martin

Client Success Manager - APAC

Joewesh Maniago

Project Manager

Giuliana Gardini

Client Success Manager

Tomas Novoa

Introducing our EMEA team

Specialist Project Manager

Zoe Titmus

Client Success Manager

Marta Hortelano

Client Success Manager

Kristian Allen Fucanan

Senior Specialist Project Manager

Pelin Göymen

Senior Client Success Manager

Fadwa El Brigui

Senior Client Success Manager

Aykut Yatar

Client Success Manager

Maulidina Revliany

Specialist Project Manager

Nour Baraka

On Maternity Leave

Programme Manager

Josephine Jacquot

Client Success Manager

Sara Rodríguez

Client Success Manager

Aysun Gök

On Maternity Leave

EMEA Team Lead

Gabriella Turner

Client Success Manager

Sıla Erol

Client Success Manager

Akram Ali

Introducing our Quality Control team

Quality Controller

Tean Rudd

Project Manager – Unstructured Data

Stephen Davies

Quality Manager

Lucy Hardinge

Quality Controller

Candela Copló

Introducing our Support Services

Vendor Manager

Adina Salant

Head of HR

Sepehr Sabeti

Finance Administrator & Data Analyst

Catrina Allen

Quoting Central Coordinator

Holly Pepper

Finance Manager

Kayleigh Morgan

On Paternity Leave

Head of Innovation

Toby Partington

Vendor Manager

Lauren Sweetman

Head of Marketing

Clare Partington

Introducing our Advisory Board team

Non-Executive Director

Dan Foreman

Non-Executive Director

Ruth Partington

Jonny Bates

John Temple

Marcia Pacheco Solari

Adam Barry

Sarah Kyle

APAC

Isabel Goez

María Constanza Iglesias Martin

Joewesh Maniago

Giuliana Gardini

Tomas Novoa

EMEA

Zoe Titmus

Marta Hortelano

Kristian Allen Fucanan

Pelin Göymen

Fadwa El Brigui

Aykut Yatar

Maulidina Revliany

Nour Baraka

Josephine Jacquot

Sara Rodríguez

Aysun Gök

Gabriella Turner

Sıla Erol

Akram Ali

Quality Control

Tean Rudd

Stephen Davies

Lucy Hardinge

Candela Copló

Support Services

Adina Salant

Sepehr Sabeti

Catrina Allen

Holly Pepper

Kayleigh Morgan

Toby Partington

Lauren Sweetman

Clare Partington

Advisory Board

Dan Foreman

Paula Shannon