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Annette Lawlor
After many amazing years in the USA, Annette returned home to Ireland, started a family of three kids and one company! Izzy, Noah, Ellie, and Lion People Global, a Localization specific recruitment, talent, and related business services company. Like her kids, Lion People has grown up too and now provides Growth Services through its Talent and M&A Solutions practices, focusing initially on Language Services and extending to Data and AI, Digital Marketing, and Software Industries.
With an educational background in Marketing, and a multi-year career in Sales & Marketing for global Media and Software organizations. Annette realized her true passion was people, connections and finding synergies between the two.
Founder / CHIEF Executive officer
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Olga Blasco
Olga is a recognized professional in the language services industry. After 20 years in leadership positions at large US corporations in the top 10 worldwide, since 2016 her mission is to help business owners with their growth strategy to increase the value of their companies and fulfill their end game through the right investments in talent, technology, and M&A. With LPG she assesses M&A matches and facilitates deals, guiding buyers and sellers with expert advice.
A native of Barcelona and a nomad at heart, she operates out of Dublin and Istanbul, where she co-founded a project supporting women entrepreneurship and social economy innovation.
M&A Principal Partner, Growth Solutions
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Caroline Williams
Caroline is a seasoned international growth professional with over 17 years of experience in the digital industry. Born with a unique binational and bicultural perspective, she has called Madrid, New York, Washington DC, Miami, Virginia, and Barcelona home. Her academic background in clinical psychology, coupled with a master’s degree in online marketing, drives her passion for corporate communications and international business.
Caroline has a track record in cultivating and nurturing client relationships, ensuring the success of establishing stable commercial connections and strategic partnerships on a global scale.
Director of Strategic Growth – Growth Solutions
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Dave Ruane
Dave Ruane brings with him over two and a half decades of invaluable experience in the localization industry, coupled with a proven track record of driving innovation and fostering strategic partnerships. When he is not solving business challenges, building partnerships, creating content strategies, running innovation platforms, or moderating events, you may find him fly fishing, travelling with his family around Spain, or following Ireland’s rugby teams.
His own personal brand is all about innovation, excellence, and driving transformative change.
Global Director Client Solutions
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Ruth Tracey
With a versatile background spanning Vendor Management, Project Management, and Account Management in the localization industry, Ruth’s expertise in Vendor Management showcases her ability to cultivate and maintain robust industry relationships. As a Project Manager, she consistently delivers results with precision and timeliness. In her role as an Account Manager, Ruth excels at understanding the unique needs of clients, ensuring successful collaborations and optimal localization solutions.
Ruth is a seasoned professional known for her diverse skill set. Her passion lies in the art of connecting with people, and she thrives on guiding them toward the right direction in their professional journeys.
Community and Talent Manager
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Jagoda Krzyston
Jagoda has lived in several countries, and being a keen traveller has made her a good communicator, who thrives in the international environment. After working in the travel industry for a while, she moved to the localization field and has been with Lion People Global since. With experience in various roles within the company, from marketing, recruitment, and account management.
She is dedicated, and versatile, with good organisational and relationship-building skills, always ready to take on a new challenge.
Senior Account Manager – Growth Solutions
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Julie Molierac
Julie brings over 10 years of expertise in sales, client relationship management, customer success and Talent strategic consulting. Her focus is client satisfaction, value assurance and Talent strategy success. She worked for 4 years in recruitment agencies, including Lion People Global, managing the agency’s large clients in the translation/ localization and Tech industry. She is an experienced Account Manager and 360 sourcer. Julie has also 6 years working at LinkedIn as a Recruitment and Talent Development Consultant, successfully guiding both small accounts and global Fortune 500 logo clients, consistently assuring their hire and retain the best candidates and workforce.
Known for her consultative proactive approach, adaptability, and collaborative spirit, Julie excels at fostering lasting candidate and client partnerships.
Senior Recruitment and Talent Consultant and BDM
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Gabriela Vicente
Gabriela is a dedicated Talent Manager with nearly eight years of experience in the localization industry, where she has honed her passion for recruitment. Her strong communication and interpersonal skills enable her to thrive on connecting skilled professionals with opportunities that align with their career goals and the organization’s needs, making each placement a rewarding accomplishment.
Her role involves not just finding the right talent but also ensuring a perfect fit for both the individual and the company, a challenge that she relishes daily.
Talent Manager
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Analía Cassano
What Analía enjoys the most is the contact with people from different backgrounds and cultures exchange. She loves travelling and meeting people all around, and one of her strengths is engaging and encouraging others to take new challenges and endeavors.
Analía has worked in the localization industry for more than 10 years.
Talent Manager
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Justyna Molęda
Justyna has spent many years in scouting, where she fell in love with nature. In her opinion, a long walk is one of the best ways to spend free time and think. Now she uses her experience as a teacher and a scout leader in LPG. Creative, patient and with attention to detail.
Justyna is a teacher by education, she loves to look for creative ways to solve problems.
Administration and Marketing Manager
