Florian Faes is a co-founder and managing director at Slator AG, the leading publisher of news and analysis on the global translation, localization, and language technology industry. Faes holds a master's degree in Translation from the University of Westminster and a diploma in Übersetzer FH (ZHAW) from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. He has extensive experience in the language industry, having previously served as CEO Asia-Pacific and General Manager, Hong Kong at CLS Communication. Prior to his career in language services, Faes held various positions in finance and engineering.

Faes is an industry expert and an active participant in industry events, including SlatorCon, the language industry's leading executive conference, and SlatorPod, the weekly language industry podcast. He is also the publisher of LocJobs.com, the language industry talent hub.