Sylvia Smith
Sylvia Smith, MBA
Founding partner, financial translator and copywriter
Education:
- MBA with distinction (top 10%), London Business School, 2003
- International Management Exchange Program, Bocconi University, Milan, 2002
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude (top 5%), Texas A&M University, 1997
Background:
Sylvia started her career as an environmental engineering consultant in the US, before moving to London in 2001 to obtain an MBA degree. She then worked as a business consultant in France (for companies such as Electrolux and Rhodia), and saw a gap in the market for English mother tongue translators with a firm understanding of the latest management and financial concepts – the very things she learned in business school. Therefore, drawing from her knowledge of corporate finance, accounting, and financial markets, she started a successful freelance translation business in 2004. In 2010 she joined forces with two business partners, Sandra Fratelli and Sara Freitas, to found SFM Traduction SARL.
Sylvia belongs to the following professional organizations:
- UK Institute of Translation and Interpreting
- La Société française des traducteurs (trade union for professional translators in France)
- Le Club des Entrepreneurs du 9ème arrondissement de Paris (entrepreneurs club for the 9th arrondissement of Paris)