Michael Sank first joined TransPerfect in 1997 and subsequently led the company’s global expansion, living in London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong and managing all sales and production in Europe and Asia. In his current role as Vice President of Corporate Development, Sank manages strategic ventures such as TransPerfect’s mergers with Crimson, ArchiText, iSP, Overtaal, Quagnito, Iverson, WorldLingo, and Tokyo-based Yamane Documentation. Working with incoming management, he has contributed to the integration, employee retention, growth, and overall success of these business units within the TransPerfect framework. In 2009 he served as Chairman of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA).