BURG Translations Announces Promotion of Brenda Stoltz to CEO

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BURG Translations Announces Promotion of Brenda Stoltz to CEO

Industry veteran rejoins to drive technology strategy and language-focused innovation

Brenda Stoltz

Brenda Stoltz

Bensenville, Illinois (August 25, 2022) – Today, Chicago-based BURG Translations, Inc. announced that effective August 1, 2022, Angelo Passalacqua ended his term as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Brenda S. Stoltz, Chief Operations Officer (COO) assumed the role of CEO. 

Passalacqua relinquishes all operational involvement from BURG to launch Zin Global, a technology start-up focused on providing a much needed AI-driven, end-to-end CRM for the language services industry.

Stoltz will be the fifth CEO and the first woman to lead the company since it was founded in 1936 by Freda Burg. Since joining the company in the role of COO in August 2019, Stoltz has overseen BURG’s global operations. 

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BURG Translations’ Recertification Audit Results for the ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 17100:2015

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Chicago, IL, October 7, 2019: Chicago-based BURG Translations, Inc. – an international company specializing in technical translation services – announces that it has passed an independent, on-site recertification audit for ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 17100:2015.

The external audit was conducted by TÜV Rheinland, a global company providing technical services, certifications and audits. The purpose of this on-site recertification audit was to confirm the competency and capability of BURG Translations to perform the defined language services under the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17100:2015.

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BURG Translations, Inc. granted ISO 9001:2015 standards certification

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Chicago, IL, May 3, 2016: Chicago-based BURG Translations, Inc. – an international company specializing in technical translation services – announces they have earned the new ISO 9001:2015 standards certification. ISO 9001 is the world’s most widely recognized Quality Management System and helps organizations to meet the expectations and needs of their customers.

ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations that achieve this standard have proven the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer, statutory and regulatory requirements and other characteristics of world-class organizations’ operations across their technology, products, processes, and services.

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BURG Translations, Inc. announces enhanced lease agreement translation process in response to FASB’s lease accounting standards change

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Chicago, IL, March 1, 2017: Chicago-based BURG Translations, Inc. – an international company specializing in technical translation services – announces an enhanced lease agreement translation service process for accountants, lawyers and others impacted by last year’s FASB changes to lease accounting standards.

The changes announced in February, 2016, require lease agreements for properties outside the United States to be recognized on balance sheets. Many of these lease agreements are not in English, creating a translation problem for accountants and lawyers.

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CEO of chicago-based translation services company to present at international program in Miami

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Chicago, IL, July 24, 2016: Chicago-based BURG Translations, an international company specializing in technical translation services, recently announced that Angelo Passalacqua, CEO, will be a featured speaker at the 6th Annual Clinical Trials Innovation Programme in Miami at the Sheraton Miami Hotel & Executive Meeting Center on July 28 and 29. The event will feature 25 innovative thought leaders from around the world as key note speakers. Through strategic keynote addresses, themed tracks and dedicated networking sessions, attendees will have the chance to be educated about the latest industry trends, improve their company’s brand awareness, debut new products and solutions, and meet with new and existing clients.

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BURG Translations CEO Appointed to Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

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Chicago, IL, April 26, 2016: The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce recently appointed Angelo Passalacqua, CEO of Chicago-based BURG Translations – an international company specializing in technical translation services – to serve on the Board of Directors for the organization.

“We are excited to have Angelo and BURG Translations represented on the Chicagoland Chamber Board of Directors,” said Theresa E. Mintle, President and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber represents over 1,000 member companies, their 400,000 employees, and over $24 billion in revenue. The leadership of our Board allows us to effectively serve those members and work every day to make Chicagoland a world-class place to live and work.”

“I am honored to be a member of the chamber and look forward to playing an active and integral role in the continued growth and advancement of the organization,” Passalacqua stated. Passalacqua is a certified John Maxwell Coach, ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor, Associate at the Higher Education Academy and holds a PhD in biostatistics from King’s College London and BSc in management from Purdue University. Civically, Passalacqua volunteers with Global Brigades – a charity he co-founded in London – as an executive board member.

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BURG Translations announces new CEO

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Chicago, IL, March 7, 2016: Chicago-based BURG Translations, an international company specializing in technical translation services – recently named Angelo Passalacqua as CEO. Passalacqua most recently served as general manager of the company. Having both grown up in the industry and lived in China and the UK, Passalacqua will be responsible for leading the company’s operations internationally.

“We are excited to have a professional with Angelo’s experience and training in business at our helm,” said John Emerzian, Production Manager at BURG Translations, who has nearly 30 years of experience in the translation services industry. “Having come from a large multi-national and running an international organization, Angelo has a solid foundation in managing global growth,” he added.

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