CHICAGO | Meandaur Inc, a full service interactive agency with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas and Santiago, is pleased to announce the hiring of travel and hospitality veteran, Michael Wylie.

Mr. Wylie joins Meandaur as the Vice President of Travel and Hospitality and his duties include, but are not limited to, business and product development, partnerships, and strategic direction. He is also the executive sponsor for a variety of travel clients at Meandaur, providing strategic direction, consulting and account supervision.

Mr. Wylie was most recently the Vice President of e-commerce for Wyndham International where he oversaw all Wyndham’s e-commerce efforts, including web development, online personalization initiatives, all online marketing strategies, and direct online distribution. Additionally, he was responsible for extending Wyndham’s brand across the Internet and driving revenue through the corporate web site. Under his leadership, wyndham.com grew from $6 million in annual revenue to over $100 million. For all of his achievement, he was named one of the 25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality and Travel by HSMAI and recently served as Co-Chair of the HSMAI Internet Marketing Committee. He has over ten years of marketing experience within various industries and eight years within the e-commerce sector. Prior to Wyndham, Mr. Wylie worked for Hilton Hotels Corporation as the Senior Director of e-business and as a senior consultant with the Synapse Group, an internet development firm. Mr. Wylie’s full biography can be found at www.meandaur.com/about/mwylie.cfm

“We are excited to have Mike join the Meandaur team,” stated Meandaur Co-CEO, Jon Schepke. “He is already playing a pivotal role in further developing our travel and hospitality practice. His appointment is one of many steps that will be taken to help us better serve our clients moving forward.”

“I worked with Meandaur while at Hilton and Wyndham and have seen the company grow into one of the premier providers of search marketing, online marketing and internet development. I am thrilled to join such a dynamic and exciting company. The aggressive plans we have for growth will really place the company in a unique position within this space,” commented Mr. Wylie.