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, marketing 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, marketing 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

Client Success Manager - APAC

Joewesh Maniago

Client Success Manager

Tomas Novoa

Project Manager

María Constanza Iglesias Martin

Senior Client Success Manager

Isabel Goez

Project Manager

Giuliana Gardini

Introducing our EMEA team

Senior Client Success Manager

Fadwa El Brigui

Client Success Manager

Kristian Allen Fucanan

Senior Client Success Manager

Aykut Yatar

Client Success Manager

Sara Rodríguez

Client Success Manager

Marta Hortelano

On Maternity Leave

Programme Manager

Josephine Jacquot

Specialist Project Manager

Zoe Titmus

Client Success Manager

Akram Ali

Specialist Project Manager

Nour Baraka

Client Success Manager

Aysun Gök

Senior Specialist Project Manager

Pelin Göymen

Client Success Manager

Maulidina Revliany

On Maternity Leave

EMEA Team Lead

Gabriella Turner

Client Success Manager

Sıla Erol

Introducing our Quality Control team

Quality Manager

Lucy Hardinge

Quality Controller

Tean Rudd

Project Manager – Unstructured Data

Stephen Davies

Quality Controller

Candela Copló

Introducing our Support Services

Vendor Manager

Adina Salant

Vendor Manager

Lauren Sweetman

Quoting Central Coordinator

Holly Pepper

Finance Manager

Kayleigh Morgan

Head of Marketing

Clare Partington

Head of HR

Sepehr Sabeti

Finance Administrator & Data Analyst

Catrina Allen

On Paternity Leave

Head of Innovation

Toby Partington

Introducing our Advisory Board team

Non-Executive Director

Paula Shannon

Non-Executive Director

Ruth Partington

Jonny Bates

John Temple

Marcia Pacheco Solari

Adam Barry

Sarah Kyle

APAC

Joewesh Maniago

Tomas Novoa

María Constanza Iglesias Martin

Isabel Goez

Giuliana Gardini

EMEA

Fadwa El Brigui

Kristian Allen Fucanan

Aykut Yatar

Sara Rodríguez

Marta Hortelano

Josephine Jacquot

Zoe Titmus

Akram Ali

Nour Baraka

Aysun Gök

Pelin Göymen

Maulidina Revliany

Gabriella Turner

Sıla Erol

Quality Control

Lucy Hardinge

Tean Rudd

Stephen Davies

Candela Copló

Support Services

Adina Salant

Lauren Sweetman

Holly Pepper

Kayleigh Morgan

Clare Partington

Sepehr Sabeti

Catrina Allen

Toby Partington

Advisory Board

Paula Shannon

Dan Foreman