The dawn of a new decade brings exciting times for The Translation People! Given The Translation People’s success in the French Market, January saw the appointment of a new representative in France. The Translation People are delighted to welcome Karen Mariet, former deputy director for Translantic Communications (a Paris-based translation agency) to the steadily expanding team. Karen will be based in western Paris, where The Translation People are currently in the process of setting up a French company. Karen, who is American by birth, has been living in Paris for thirty years – she speaks fluent French (in addition to reading German and Spanish) and will be the main contact for French clients.

After obtaining a Master’s degree from Middlebury College and the Paris Institute for Political Science, Karen attended Georgetown University where she earned a degree in translation. Karen began her linguistic career as a lexicographer for Les Editions Larousse, working as the American consultant for the Larousse Unabridged French-English / English-French Dictionary before firstly setting up as a freelance translator and then as a member of the Translantic team. Fascinated with language, Karen spends much of her free time reading, practising yoga and travelling.