Oddmund Braaten has been appointed CEO of Interprefy, the Zurich-based remote simultaneous interpretation provider, having been the company’s COO since it was founded in 2015.
Braaten takes over from Annett Polaszewski-Plath who joined in October 2020, overseeing a period of strong growth as the company doubled its revenue and team across 29 countries.
In a statement the company said Braaten's appointment ‘brings continuity and the necessary skills to lead the company on its mission of future growth and success in 2022 and beyond’.
Braaten said: “I look forward to continuing our successful path with our fantastic team, customers and partners. Over the last six years we have revolutionised multilingual meetings and events by making interpretation and multilingual live captions available for organisations of all shapes and sizes and on any device or meeting platform.”
Chairman Torben Duer added: "Oddmund Braaten has been a key part of Interprefy from the beginning and we are pleased that he is going to be leading the business going forward.
“His depth of knowledge and experience is a real asset to the company, and we are confident that he will build on the strong foundations Annett Polaszewski-Plath has put in place.
“It has been a pleasure working with Annett and we would like to thank her for her great work and wish her all the best of success for her next professional challenge.”
Interprefy was founded in 2014, by Kim Ludvigsen, with the aim of removing language barriers by revolutionising the delivery of simultaneous interpretation through cloud-based technology.
It has experienced huge growth during the pandemic, supporting international organisations, such as Google, GlaxoSmithKline, UEFA, and Facebook, in making their events truly multilingual.
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