Michèle Hecken
President and CEO

The President and CEO, Michèle Hecken, holds a Master’s degree in translation and interpretation and possesses extensive experience in this industry. Her professional knowledge is supported by university studies in Law and Economics. Michèle founded the company in 1994 and her dedication and passion have propelled the company from a home-based business into a global enterprise with a close-knit managerial team and an extensive network of professional translators around the world.
Her German roots have shaped Alpha Translations Canada Inc. into a bilingual operation with strong links to clients all over Europe.

Tanja Mueller
COO

Tanja began her career with Alpha Translations in 1998. She leads the Projects/Sales Team and oversees the strategic and daily provision of services to Alpha Translations’ clients. Tanja received her education and training through a Management Assistant in Retail and Commercial Sales program in Germany.
Along side Michèle Hecken, as Alpha Translations’ ‘first’ employee, Tanja helped shape the company into what it is today. She enjoys working with a growing company and being faced with new challenges on a daily basis. Tanja also enjoys the cross cultural interaction involved with working in such a dynamic company.

Diane Otto

Simone Riedner

Simone worked at RTL Television in Germany, after earning her degree as a Commercial Assistant for Foreign Languages. Her love for languages and travel had brought Simone to Canada where she found Alpha Translations Canada Inc. She has been a Project manager for Alpha since 2009 and is going to move over to the position of Executive Assistant in the coming months. We love having Simone in our Team!