Don DeMarinisAgilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Don DeMarinis has been named Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas, effective January 15, 2018. In his new role, DeMarinis’ primary responsibilities will be to lead the company’s Americas sales activities, designing innovative sales strategies, and accelerating revenue growth across Agilysys’ vertical industry markets. He will report to Ramesh Srinivasan, President and Chief Executive Officer. DeMarinis joins Agilysys with extensive industry experience and a track record of success in selling technology and services to global clients across hospitality markets. He previously served as Vice President, Sports & Entertainment, Foodservice Management globally at Oracle/MICROS, and as Vice President, Leisure & Entertainment at MICROS prior to its acquisition by Oracle. During his tenure, DeMarinis led overall sales growth of 30% per year for the Leisure & Entertainment group which is focused on food & beverage relationships within North American-based hotels, sports & entertainment/stadiums, casinos, cruises and amusement parks. Most recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at QikServe, a cloud-based service that that enables self-service ordering through mobile, web and kiosk channels, where he led the development of scalable, global, revenue generating channels. In addition, DeMarinis has helped a number of companies, including Gusto and Brolin Retail Systems, build successful sales processes and aggressively grow their customer base.