Alison Galik to Lead InnLink subsidiary; Zoraida Salinas de King to Spearhead US Finance
Hendersonville, TN- July 14, 2015 – IHS GmbH, the leading provider in technology, distribution and service solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced it named Alison Galik as Executive Vice President of InnLink Central Reservations Services and Zoraida Salinas de King as Director of US Finance and Administration.
“Upon taking the helm of the IHS Technology Group in January, I set out to bring in two prolific, game-changing executives,” states Richard Wiegmann, CEO at IHS Technology. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the results we achieved. Alison and Zoraida have both had a track record of success that include high growth and high customer satisfaction at global companies. I couldn’t be more confident about the future of InnLink.”
Alison Galik brings an impressive background of building high growth, customer centric enterprise software companies that have successfully achieved hyper-growth via organic expansion, acquisitions and mergers in the travel and hospitality technology industries including: Lanyon Solutions, Starcite, American Express Business Travel and Rosenbluth International. Alison holds a BS from Rutgers University and an MBA from Temple University.
“With the proliferation of hotel distribution channels, ever expanding OTAs and direct connect options hospitality providers require leading technology solutions. InnLink’s technical platform combined with the financial backing of IHS GmbH, uniquely position’s the company to service independent hoteliers globally,” states Alison Galik.
Zoraida Salinas de King has joined InnLink as Director of US Finance and Administration. Her charter will be to create and develop systems administration to ensure the financial health of InnLink and IHS US operations.
Zoraida spent the past 13 years as financial leader within the automotive manufacturing industry. During her tenure at Cummins Filtration, Zoraida held the world-wide logistics division financial lead position, along with other roles including Six Sigma Black Belt Project Leader. Zoraida’s diverse experience in the global market place prepares InnLink for international growth. Zoraida holds a BA from Belmont University and is a CPA with membership in the TSCPA, AICPA and ALPFA Accounting institutions.
“My experience lends itself to my focus at InnLink working with regional and global entities,” said Salinas de King. “InnLink is well respected in the industry and I am thrilled to join the team and expand our footprint.”
