Kathleen Bostick is a localization industry strategist and senior consultant. Prior to her current role, she spent seven years as executive vice president of SDL North America, managing the sales and operations teams focused on helping global companies deliver world-class digital experiences to their customers. For more than 23 years, Kathleen has worked with hundreds of top brands in high-tech, financial services, government, life sciences, retail, online media, travel, and more. She has seen firsthand the critical role global content plays in today’s competitive landscape and uses this understanding to help SDL customers accelerate time-to-market and increase global market share. Kathleen has an MBA in marketing and is a highly respected speaker and published co-author on topics such as global business strategy and global social media.