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Broekmate is responsible for leading Lionbridge's strategic global account services. He joined Lionbridge in April 2001 from TRADOS Corporation, where as Executive Vice President of E-business, he led a strategic business unit designed to drive translation automation technology to the web. Broekmate was Chief Operating Officer of TRADOS from 1996 to 2000, with P&L responsibility for the company's worldwide operations. Previously, as Localization Business Manager for Stream Language Solutions, he equipped Stream's U.S.-based sales executives with the ability to market and sell localization services. Broekmate was also Managing Director of Stream Language Solutions Nederland from 1994 to 1995, and served as a Project Manager for INK International from 1988 to 1992. He served on the Executive Committee of the Localisation Industries Standards Association (LISA) from 1997 to 2000, and is currently serving on the Editorial Advisory Board of MultiLingual Computing & Technology. Broekmate earned his MBA from Bradford University Management Centre (UK), and earned a BA and MA in English Language & Literature from The Free University of Amsterdam (NL). He is a native Dutch speaker, near-native in English, fluent in German, and functional in French. | 