Evangelos Drakou, Founder and CEO of Drakou Translations, is a certified translator and interpreter with many years of experience in providing translation and interpretation services. He is a holder of a Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies from the University of Birmingham and a holder of a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language and Literature from the University of Sunderland. He is a Chartered Translator and a member (MCIL) of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. He is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Translators and an approved translator and interpreter by the Greek Consulate in London with recognition by all the Greek Consular Offices in the United Kingdom. He is bilingual and his working languages are English > Greek and Greek > English. His certified translations are accepted by all public and private organisations and authorities in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Evangelos has been a professional in the language services industry for the last 10 years. His fields of expertise are legal, professional, financial, tourism and marketing texts. Additionally, he provides certified document translations, interpretation services, website translation and localization and consultancy services. Some of his clients include Municipalities, Regional Authorities, legal and accountancy firms, travel and tourism agencies and marketing and advertising agencies.
Drakou Translations translation service has offices in the United Kingdom and in Greece and provides high-quality, affordable and efficient translation and interpretation services in over 50+ languages though its network of specialised language professionals. Some of the services we provide include:
- Certified document translations (birth, marriage and death certificates, civil partnership certificates, certificates of tax residency, degree certificates, module transcripts, certificates of confirmation of studies, criminal record certificates, documents for the Greek Army etc.
- Legal translations (all kinds of legal documents such as certificates, articles of association, contracts, agreements, etc.)
- Financial and professional translations (invoices, contracts, tax returns, income tax clearance, ENFIA statements etc.
- Medical translations (medical certificates, medical reports, examination results and reports, etc.)
- Website translation and localization
- Transcreation
- Interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive and RSI)
- Consultancy (guidance, advice, strategy development, translation needs analysis etc.)