Passkey, the worldwide leader in online group reservations, today announced the appointment of hospitality industry veteran Joel Pyser as its Chief Client Officer.
Pyser was most recently a managing director at HelmsBriscoe, the global leader in meeting procurement. Previously, he was president and COO at Inn Fluent and vice president of field sales at Marriott International, where he was responsible for the sales strategy for several of Marriott's group sales channels.
As Passkey's Chief Client Officer, Pyser will have responsibility for revenue continuation, product adoption and client satisfaction across Passkey's international client base including hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, meeting management companies, corporations, and associations.
“In the last 2 years our client base has tripled and now spans 3 continents", notes Greg Pesik, president & CEO of Passkey. "Joel's proven ability to develop executive relationships, along with his deep hospitality industry acumen, is essential to support our rapidly growing global client base.”
Pyser is a member of MPI, PCMA, and HSMAI, and holds a degree in Hospitality Management from Johnson and Wales University.
About Passkey Passkey (
www.passkey.com) is the worldwide leader in online group reservations. The Boston-based technology company offers meeting destinations, hotels and planners a powerful web-based solution for managing group hotel reservations. The heart of the Passkey system is an innovative online booking engine that lets group attendees make their hotel reservations online in the contracted group block, while allowing event planners and hotels to access real-time reports and event information. Offered as an onDemand solution, Passkey delivers benchmark speed, security and scalability.
The Passkey-enabled global network includes over 85% of major U.S. Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), as well as thousands of hotels, trade associations, meeting planners and meeting management companies.
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