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, and former Chair of the Association of Translation Companies. After over...

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 industry and has since moved around the world, including to Singapore...

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 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Forum, and ESOMAR member. In 2002, John...

Head of Fulfilment

Marcia Pacheco Solari

Marcia Pacheco Solari, BA (Hons) (she/her) is a US Account Manager at Empower, based in beautiful Argentina. Since 2013, Marcia has worked directly with well-known global brands to manage their...

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, and is trained to fluency in Spanish and Italian. He pairs...

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 and Russian from Cambridge University, and a Master’s in German language...

Introducing our EMEA team

Client Success Manager

Akram Ali

EMEA Team Lead

Gabriella Turner

Client Success Manager

Marta Hortelano

Programme Manager

Josephine Jacquot

Client Success Manager

Sara Rodríguez

Senior Client Success Manager

Fadwa El Brigui

Client Success Manager

Aysun Gök

Senior Client Success Manager

Aykut Yatar

Specialist Project Manager

Nour Baraka

Specialist Project Manager

Zoe Titmus

Client Success Manager

Maulidina Revliany

Client Success Manager

Kristian Allen Fucanan

Client Success Manager

Sıla Erol

Senior Specialist Project Manager

Pelin Göymen

Introducing our Americas and APAC teams

Project Manager

María Constanza Iglesias Martin

Project Manager

Giuliana Gardini

Client Success Manager

Tomas Novoa

Senior Client Success Manager

Isabel Goez

Client Success Manager - APAC

Joewesh Maniago

Introducing our Support Services

Vendor Manager

Lauren Sweetman

Head of Innovation

Toby Partington

Head of Marketing

Clare Partington

Finance Manager

Kayleigh Morgan

Finance Administrator & Data Analyst

Catrina Allen

Vendor Manager

Adina Salant

Quoting Central Coordinator

Holly Pepper

Head of HR

Sepehr Sabeti

Introducing our Quality Control team

Quality Manager

Lucy Hardinge

Quality Controller

Tean Rudd

Quality Controller

Gemma Bath

Project Manager – Unstructured Data

Stephen Davies

Quality Controller

Ruth Partington

Jonny Bates

John Temple

Marcia Pacheco Solari

Adam Barry

Sarah Kyle

EMEA

Akram Ali

Gabriella Turner

Marta Hortelano

Josephine Jacquot

Sara Rodríguez

Fadwa El Brigui

Aysun Gök

Aykut Yatar

Nour Baraka

Zoe Titmus

Maulidina Revliany

Kristian Allen Fucanan

Sıla Erol

Pelin Göymen

APAC

María Constanza Iglesias Martin

Giuliana Gardini

Tomas Novoa

Isabel Goez

Joewesh Maniago

Support Services

Lauren Sweetman

Toby Partington

Clare Partington

Kayleigh Morgan

Catrina Allen

Adina Salant

Holly Pepper

Sepehr Sabeti

Quality Control

Lucy Hardinge

Tean Rudd

Gemma Bath

Stephen Davies

Candela Copló