Matthias Trümpy handed over the CEO position to Tom Spel. In July 2017, Markus Hacker took over from Tom Spel as General Manager for Central Europe. Pius Fellner took on the operational management of the Swiss business of Lionbridge and CLS Communication as of 1 September 2018. In November 2018, CLS Communication moved over to the Lionbridge name and brand. Services Besides the firm's core business in writing, editing and translating, it also has a terminology department that helps clients set up their own corporate dictionaries and organise their linguistic assets, and offers a machine translation tool. A niche area in which the firm operates is the European standard Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directives (UCITS IV), which aims to allow collective investment schemes to operate freely throughout the European Union on the basis of a single authorisation from one member state. CLS also translates annual reports for companies. Certifications CLS Communication is ISO 9001:2008 and DIN EN 15038:2006 certified. A number of branches are certified in accordance with these standards. References External links Lionbridge website CLS 4-Text homepage Translation companies Service companies of Switzerland 1997 establishments in Switzerland Swiss companies established in 1997