Audio Interview with John Cahill, President, HFTP

John Cahill - Profile

John J. Cahill, CHTP, CHA is the CIO at Manhattan East Suite Hotels. He joined them in 1999 after serving as Senior Vice President of Information Technology for Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts. Mr. Cahill has been in technology for thirty-seven years, the last thirty-two in the hospitality industry. He spent sixteen years with ITT Sheraton Corporation and fourteen at Inter-Continental Hotels & Resorts.

He is the 2001-2002 President of HFTP, has been a member since 1981 and was Chairman of the 2001 HITEC in Orlando.

Mr. Cahill is the co-author of the text, Managing Computers in the Hospitality Industry, published by the Educational Institute of AH&MA, which is currently being used by more than 250 Universities worldwide.

In recognition of his lifetime contributions to the advancement of hospitality technology, Mr. Cahill was inducted into the International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame in 1993, and elected an Officier de la Confrérie des Amis de l'Hôtellerie et de la Restauration Internationales by the International Hotel & Restaurant Association in 1998.

Mr. Cahill has been an Adjunct Professor of Management at New York University and has guest lectured on hospitality subjects at Cornell University, Institut de Management Hotelier International in Paris, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, as well as for the Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management programs at Michigan State University, the University of New Hampshire, University of Houston, University of Delaware and Johnson & Wales College.

Mr. Cahill has been a featured speaker at conferences organized by the AH&LA, HFTP (Hospitality Financial & Technical Professionals) including HITEC, the IH&RA (International Hotel & Restaurant Association) including EURHOTEC, the National Restaurant Association, UFTAA (United Federation of Travel Agent Associations), CHA (Caribbean Hotel Association), and HSMAI (Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International). He has served on and/or chaired the AH&MA Technology Committee for years.

Based in Austin, Texas, HFTP is the professional association for financial and IT personnel working in hotels, resorts, clubs, casinos, restaurants, and other hospitality-related businesses. The association provides continuing education and networking opportunities to more than 4,300 members around the world. In addition to administering the examination and awards the certification for the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) designations, HFTP also produces the annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®). HITEC® is the most comprehensive meeting of its kind in the hospitality industry. It addresses the use of technology in the industry and brings together buyers and sellers of technology under one roof. HFTP was founded in 1952 as the National Association of Hospitality Accountants. HFTP® and HITEC® are registered service marks of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals.

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Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hospitality Net to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last year.

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