Foreign Translations, Inc. – Internal Company News

Foreign Translations, Inc., a translation, interpreting and website localization firm, headquartered in Greenville, SC is celebrating its 10th year in business.

Starting out of a spare bedroom in their house in 1998, CEO Ken Zwerdling and President Tamar Paltrow created a foreign translation services company. After more than 15 years working for large Fortune 500 companies and 5 years running his own Management Consulting firm, Ken decided it was time for a change. Tamar had been a professional Italian translator for most of her professional career. The combination of business and translation experience seemed like the perfect match. After starting out as a company that only provided Italian translations, the company expanded to over 1000 translators located in 30 countries servicing all the major languages of the world.

In early 2007, the company changed its name from Mondial Translations and Interpreting, Inc. to Foreign Translations, Inc. “We outgrew our frequently mispronounced and misunderstood name Mondial, which is a derivative of the Italian word for ‘worldwide’.” In January 2008, Foreign Translations received its registered trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As globalization takes center stage, the company will expand its services worldwide. According to Zwerdling, it was necessary to take the appropriate steps to grow and protect the company’s brand. With the company name – Foreign Translations, Inc., its branded and trademarked message – Go Global With Confidence ®, and its website address www.foreigntranslations.com, Foreign Translations, Inc. is positioned as a global leader in the translation services industry.