Lionbridge Chief Sales Officer Wins International Stevie™ Award for "Best Sales Executive"
Edges Out More than 500 Nominations Worldwide to Win Prominent International Award
WALTHAM, Mass — March 4, 2004 — Lionbridge (Nasdaq: LIOX), today announced that Paula Barbary Shannon, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Lionbridge has won the International Stevie Award for Best Sales Executive. The International Business Awards are the first global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.
Almost 500 nominations from companies and individuals in more than 30 countries and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in several categories. As Lionbridge's chief sales officer, Paula was recognized for her outstanding leadership and sales achievements in 2003 and her continued commitment to innovation, integrity and excellence.
"The nominees for this award consisted of sales leaders from some of world's finest companies. Paula's selection as the winner does not surprise me. This prestigious award recognizes the high caliber of sales leadership, intelligence, ambition and character that we see from Paula every day," said Rory Cowan, CEO of Lionbridge. "This award underscores the quality, dedication and sophistication of the Lionbridge team worldwide."
The awards will be presented to winners at an awards dinner on Monday, March 22 in the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City. The dinner will benefit the Global Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS, and will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A., and via the Internet worldwide, by the BusinessTalk Radio Network.
Members of the Awards' Board of distinguished judges & advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the finalists, which were determined by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging. Members of the Stevie Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected the winners. The Board includes luminaries such as: Donald Trump, Chairman, President & CEO of The Trump Organization; Paul Jones, publisher of Maclean's Magazine (Canada); Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine and Dr. Ajit Pathak, National President of the Public Relations Society of India.
"We congratulate all finalists and winners of the historic, first International Stevie Awards," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards, the organization that runs The International Business Awards. "Their stories of integrity, creativity, perseverance, humanity, and profitability will be rightly honored during our gala March 22 awards dinner in New York."
Complete lists of International Stevie winners and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.
Paula Shannon, Lionbridge Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, commented, "I am delighted to be presented with this prestigious award. Thanks to the support of our worldwide sales and operations teams, Lionbridge continues to exemplify all of the characteristics of leadership — a laser-sharp focus on creating new market opportunities, a dedication to integrity and above all, a commitment to creating innovative, value-added solutions for our global customers."
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIOX) is a provider of globalization and testing services. Lionbridge combines global onshore, near-shore and offshore resources with proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner throughout a client's product and content lifecycle — from development to globalization, testing and maintenance. Global organizations in all industries rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains 20 solution centers in 10 countries and provides services under the Lionbridge and VeriTest brands. To learn more, visit www.lionbridge.com.
About The Stevie™ Awards
The Stevies™ were created to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. Beginning with the introduction of The American Business Awardssm in 2002, and The International Business Awardssm in 2003, the organization's mission is to raise the profile of exemplary companies and individuals among the press, the business community, and the general public. The New York Post called the Stevies "the business world's own Oscar Awards."