Richard Stangroom
Vice President of Sales
What's the most enjoyable part of your job?
Developing a team of people who will provide a worldwide response to any translation request within 30 minutes.
Tell us three facts about yourself, one of which is a lie.
- I have flown 700 miles per hour, upside down in a harrier jump jet.
- I played squash for England.
- For 2 years I lived in Greece.
What do you consider your biggest
achievement is so far?
Taking the Sales team from 1 to 25 in 5 offices in 3 countries!
What is your favourite song?
I like a mixture of music from classical to Jazz, Blues to breakbeat. I couldn’t narrow it down to one!
What is your biggest ambition?
To get my pilots license and fly myself to one of our other offices.
What's your favourite film?
Top Gun
What's your chosen tipple?
Jamesons whisky with 2 ice.
What was your worst ever fashion disaster?
Bleaching my hair blonde and ending up looking like sooty!!
Top tip:
If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got!
Biography
After serving in the Royal Air force for 5 years, Richard moved into solution sales and quickly became Sales Manager for a Professional Development company. After successfully setting up, running and selling his own company, Richard spent 2 years in Greece. He was approached by Applied Language shortly after it was set up, to come and develop the sales function. Within 3 years he has taken the sales team to 20 in 3 counties and 4 offices.