OpenTable Appoints James P. Curley To Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; CFO Brings Strong Financial Background to Leading Restaurant Technology Solutions Provider
SAN FRANCISCO -- OpenTable, Inc., the leading provider of Internet-enabled customer relationship management (CRM), marketing and reservations solutions to the restaurant industry, today announced the appointment of James P. Curley to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Curley has more than 20 years of experience in executive and CFO positions with companies in the retail, food and computer industries. He began his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. and has been a CFO for three publicly traded companies, two of which he led through initial public offerings.
Most recently, Curley served as CFO & CAO of The Gymboree Corporation
"Jim's skills and experience in finance and in leading high-profile public offerings made him the ideal candidate to fill this important new position," said Jeff Edwards, the company's CEO. "OpenTable is poised for tremendous growth in the coming months and Jim's financial expertise solidifies our foundation as we continue to grow our customer base and deliver new technology solutions to the foodservice and hospitality industries."
"I was excited about the opportunity to help build upon OpenTable's current successes and join the company at this critical stage in its growth," Curley said. "OpenTable is revolutionizing the way that an entire industry operates through the use of sophisticated Internet and software technologies, and I am pleased to join the team that will deliver these changes. I look forward to realizing and exceeding the company's financial goals and to playing a part in their success."
OpenTable, Inc. is the leading provider of Internet-enabled customer relationship management (CRM), marketing, yield management and reservations solutions to the $500 billion global foodservice industry. The company's proprietary electronic reservation book (ERB) automatically builds a comprehensive customer database which enables restaurants to manage yields, communicate with diners more efficiently, enhance their customer service, and conduct highly targeted on- and off-line marketing campaigns.
OpenTable introduced real-time online reservations to the restaurant industry in 1998, and now has products that deliver the conveniences of 24/7 online reservations to hotel concierges (OTConcierge), administrative assistants (OTAdmin), and travel agents (OTTravel). Dining consumers can tap into the OpenTable network and make reservations online at