Pegasus Solutions Names David Millili Chief Web Officer
Online Hotel Marketing Expert Assumes New Executive Role, In Addition to Heading Pegasus’ Open Hospitality®
NEW YORK, DALLAS, LONDON and SCOTTSDALE (November 8, 2011) – Pegasus Solutions has named David Millili chief web officer, a new role he will hold concurrent to his position as chief executive officer of Open Hospitality®, a Pegasus Solutions company.In this role, Millili will assume responsibility for Pegasus' complete online presence, including Pegasus Solutions, Utell® Hotels & Resorts, Open Hospitality and www.hotelbook.com™.
Millili has led Open Hospitality for the last eight years, during which time, it has become a recognized industry leader in providing hotel Internet marketing services, including design, website development and hosting, mobile platforms, online search and marketing. A former hotel general manager, Millili has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, becoming a sought-after source in the online marketing of hotels. In addition to founding Open Hospitality, which was recently acquired by Pegasus, Millili co-founded Timeless Hospitality. At Open Hospitality, he provides a diverse client base of more than 600 hotels in 38 countries with comprehensive online hotel Internet services.
"David has worked with some of the most renowned names in the hotel industry – Helmsley, Empire Hotels, Arora, Warwick and many others – to design and deliver revenue-focused online strategies," said Mike Kistner, chief executive officer of Pegasus Solutions. "As Pegasus moves to become one of the top online hotel marketers in the hospitality industry, it's important for us to leverage the same proven tools and expertise that our hotel customers will now be using to match the provider with the service."
Millili currently teaches a course on distribution at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events.
About Pegasus
The new Pegasus is a game-changer for hotels, combining innovative technology with five-star support to give hoteliers more control over their revenue and distribution strategy than ever before. Following a recent merger with Travel Tripper, Pegasus now enables hoteliers to better connect with their guests through an innovative and flexible platform of Reservations, E-commerce, Global Sales, and Business Intelligence solutions that help hotels drive demand and increase revenue and profitability.
With more than 30 years of experience in global distribution, Pegasus serves hotels across 120 countries from eight offices worldwide in New York, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Hyderabad. For more information, visit pegs.com or follow them on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
