Stephanie Engelsen, Marketing Director Stephanie Engelsen, Marketing Director As marketing director Stephanie drives Acclaro's global marketing efforts - from strategy to creative direction and implementation. With more than a decade of marketing, communications and localization experience to her credit, Stephanie has worked with some of the biggest names in business - Apple, L'Oreal and Harley-Davidson among them - both as an independent consultant and as a global marketing manager. A professed New York Times Crossword junkie, Stephanie brings her razor-sharp wit and creative intelligence to bear on branding and communications projects large and small. A native of California, Stephanie has traveled extensively and lived in Peru, France and Cameroon. She earned her BA in World Arts and Culture, cum laude, from UCLA, and speaks French fluently, along with a smattering of Spanish and German. In addition to traveling as often as possible, Stephanie manages to read and spend time with her German Shorthair Pointer, Stella. Contact Stephanie at sengelsen@acclaro.com.

Leading localization firm welcomes Stephanie Engelsen, international marketing expert New York, NY, November 5, 2008 - Acclaro, one of the world's leading translation and localization firms, announced today that Stephanie Engelsen will lead its global marketing initiatives. Ms. Engelsen brings more than a decade of experience managing marketing and localization campaigns for companies as diverse as Apple, Harley-Davidson and L'Oreal. "We are excited to welcome Stephanie to the Acclaro team," says Michael Kriz, Acclaro President and founding partner. Ms. Engelsen will lead marketing efforts at Acclaro, expanding awareness and driving growth with potential clients in a variety of international consumer and business-to-business markets. Building on an A-list roster of clients that includes Yahoo!, Sony, Williams-Sonoma and Cisco, Ms. Engelsen, will expand outreach to advance the work of Acclaro offices in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Paris and Buenos Aires. "I am thrilled to join Acclaro at this time and in this role," says Ms. Engelsen. "From my days on the client side of localization, I understand the demands clients face in the rapidly evolving world of international business. Acclaro has the agility and experience businesses need plus the cultural and technical smarts to make projects succeed." Before joining Acclaro, Ms. Engelsen worked as an independent marketing and localization consultant in San Francisco and spearheaded several large localization projects for Apple and Harley-Davidson. As a marketing and communications consultant, her clients included Save the Children and CafePress.com. She worked as the U.S. Marketing and Public Relations Manager at easyInternetcafe (a division of the London-based easyGroup), and as the Global Marketing Manager at Redken/L'Oreal in New York City. A native of California, Ms. Engelsen lived in Peru and France, and worked as an English teacher with the Peace Corps in Cameroon, before moving to New York City and settling in San Francisco. She speaks French and English fluently while maintaining a working knowledge of Spanish and German. She graduated cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor's degree in World Arts and Culture, with an emphasis in Art History.

Michael Kriz, Founder & President | Ora Solomon, Vice President, Sales & Operations | Stephanie Engelsen, Marketing Director | Rachel Ferris, Operations Director, East Coast | Alessia Petrucci, Translation Director | Emma Young, Operations Director, West Coast | back to top Stephanie Engelsen, Marketing Director Stephanie Engelsen, Marketing Director As marketing director Stephanie drives Acclaro's global marketing efforts - from strategy to creative direction and implementation. With more than a decade of marketing, communications and localization experience to her credit, Stephanie has worked with some of the biggest names in business - Apple, L'Oreal and Harley-Davidson among them - both as an independent consultant and as a global marketing manager. A professed New York Times Crossword junkie, Stephanie brings her razor-sharp wit and creative intelligence to bear on branding and communications projects large and small. A native of California, Stephanie has traveled extensively and lived in Peru, France and Cameroon. She earned her BA in World Arts and Culture, cum laude, from UCLA, and speaks French fluently, along with a smattering of Spanish and German. In addition to traveling as often as possible, Stephanie manages to read and spend time with her German Shorthair Pointer, Stella. Contact Stephanie at sengelsen@acclaro.com.

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Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Partner Stephanie Engelsen, Marketing Director, Acclaro You and your team have spent hundreds of collective hours and thousands of dollars on the launch of a great marketing campaign in English.