A Different Perspective with RWS CEO Benjamin Faes: Transforming a Global Business for the Future

This week Nick talks to Benjamin Faes

Ben is Group Chief Executive Officer of RWS, bringing more than 25 years of experience leading digital transformation and scaling technology-driven businesses. His career includes senior leadership roles at AOL, Alphabet, Google Cloud, Webhelp and Concentrix, with a focus on growth, innovation and building international teams.

Nick and Ben discuss Ben’s career journey from AOL and Google to leading RWS, and how those experiences have shaped his approach to transformation, innovation and global growth. They explore RWS’s evolution as an AI technology business, the importance of combining AI with human expertise, and the growing need for AI governance, cultural intelligence and cybersecurity. The conversation also looks at how RWS helps global brands operate across languages and cultures, using technology and specialist expertise to accelerate international expansion while maintaining the trust, accuracy and cultural understanding required by global businesses.

Book Choice
The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby [amazon.co.uk]

Music Choice
Sugar Man by Sixto Rodriguez [open.spotify.com]

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