Swansea Bay Woman of the Year 2009

The winner of the 2009 Swansea Bay Woman of the Year Awards sponsored by Law firm, John Collins & Partners LLP, was announced at a glitzy ceremony on 27^th November presented by Sara Edwards.

Anna Bastek from Wolfestone Translation was awarded the title of Swansea Bay Woman of the Year 2009. She was felt to be a truly inspirational role model for women across the region.  She firstly won the Business category before going on to scoop the overall title.

Anna who is originally from Poland set up Wolfestone Translation back in 2006 with business partner Roy Allkin. Translation is the core business; however the company has developed a series of complementary language services that add to the diversity of operations.

More recently, Wolfestone has developed a bespoke software package for translation companies which will help the company expand internationally as well as grow its team in Swansea. As well as its 11 strong team in its Welsh HQ, Wolfestone has additional staff working from its US and German offices plus a network of 4,000 translators across the globe. 

Next year the business is planning to open an office in India. Anna sees expansion into The Middle East, South East Asia and Russia as  the next steps.   

The 2009 category winners were:

• Business Award: Anna Bastek, Wolfestone Translation.
• Community Award: Dawn Sawyers, SNAC (Special Needs Activity Club).
• Management Award: Sally Hyman, RSPCA Llys Nini Animal Centre.
• New Business: Kate Jenkins, Gower Cottage Brownies.
• Innovation Award: Dawn Lyle, iCreate Ltd.