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BWH Hotels Appoints Bill Ryan as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
BWH Hotels | October 2, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona (October 2, 2024) BWH Hotels, a leading hospitality enterprise comprised of three hotel companies including WorldHotels™, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts, and SureStay® Hotels, today announced the appointment of Bill Ryan as its Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Reporting to Larry Cuculic, President and Chief Executive Officer of BWH Hotels, Ryan will oversee the Technology Management team and guide the brand’s overarching digital strategy and transformation. “Bill is an innovative and inspiring technology leader with a track record of building strong relationships and growing brand capabiliti...
Cloud5 Appoints Frank Ziller as Chief Technology Officer
Cloud5 Communications | May 8, 2024
Chicago, IL — May 8, 2024, Cloud5 Communications, a leading provider of IT solutions and services for more than 5,000 hotels across the Americas, has announced the appointment of technology expert and managed IT veteran, Frank Ziller, as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Ziller brings more than 25 years of experience leading global IT organizations in the business services, financial services, and legal industries. Prior to joining Cloud5, Ziller served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Frontline Managed Services, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that specializes in IT and financial managed services for midsize to large firms g...
DO’s and DON’Ts of Selling Tech to Hotels
Terence Ronson | April 29, 2024
By Terence Ronson INTRODUCTION This DOCUMENT outlines challenges CIOs and CTOs face when approached by tech vendors, highlighting communication issues that lead to frustration. It provides DOs and DON’Ts to help tech sellers effectively engage with decision-makers. This advice is backed by Martin's 35 years of International experience, where he managed tech deployment across hotels in the APAC region. His insights are valuable for vendors aiming to successfully market to the hospitality industry, emphasizing best practices for positively impacting guest experiences through technology. These do’s and don’ts are by no means an exhaus...
ROAR Appoints Christopher Young as Chief Technology Officer
ROAR | February 1, 2023
Experienced tech executive will lead next phase of product development and design to meet demand in company’s two key verticals PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February 1, 2023) – ROAR, a company providing best-in-class workplace panic button solutions, has hired Christopher Young as its Chief Technology Officer. He brings more than 20 years of technology experience to a role that will oversee product, engineering and quality assurance for the company’s signature staff safety platform. Young previously held vice president roles in R&D, product and technology, most recently working for data analytics and integrations company Qlik. He was r...
StayNTouch Appoints Prabol Bhandari as CTO to Accelerate Innovation of Guest-Centric Cloud PMS
StayNTouch | April 12, 2021
StayNTouch, a leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS) and guest-centric technology, today announced the appointment of Prabol Bhandari as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Bhandari comes to StayNTouch with over a decade of experience in cloud technology and data analytics, including as the Strategy Lead for Cloud Consumption at Dell/EMS, and as a Director at Anglepoint focusing on product development and business intelligence. As the Chief Technology Officer at StayNTouch, Mr. Bhandari will be responsible for growing StayNTouch’s product and engineering teams, driving forward technological innovation and architectural simplic...
HFTP and HSMAI Release Special Report, “Bringing Together Hospitality CMOs and CTOs”
HSMAI | December 9, 2019
Report details takeaways from European and North American ThinkTanks on the strategic Integration of marketing and technology This past year, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) organized two gatherings of hospitality technology and marketing executives for an open discussion on the roles each group occupies within their organizations and how their responsibilities intersect. Resulting from these meetings is the just-released report: "Bringing Together Hospitality CMOs and CTOs: Takeaways From European and North American ThinkTanks on the Strate...
Hospitality & Technology – What to Look for When Hiring a CTO
Thomas Mielke | November 7, 2018
By Thomas Mielke On the topic of hospitality, technology and recruitment (as published in Hospitality Upgrade) Over the last several years, the function of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) has become increasingly important to the success of almost every type of organization. Yet, despite its importance, it is still rare for hospitality firms to provide a board seat for this vital function. Consequently, the public profile of CTOs is often limited. So, what are the building blocks that form the profile of a successful CTO? And, what are the character traits that hiring committees should be looking for in a CTO? The CTO 'WISH LIST' In ...
World Tourism Day 2018 Message by Hugh Riley Secretary General Caribbean Tourism Organization
the Caribbean Tourism Organization | September 27, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (27 September, 2018) The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the tourism development agency for the region, joins the global community today in celebrating World Tourism Day 2018 under the theme Tourism and the Digital Transformation. Digital advances have had a profound and transformative impact on our lives. They have influenced the way we learn, changed how we work, and altered the way humanity's social fabric is connected. This behavioural evolution will continue; and in the travel and tourism business those who adapt will reap the rewards of technological innovation. As the Caribbean's primary foreign exchang...
