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Appointments

Venky Rangachari has been appointed as chief technology officer (CTO) at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Rangachari will oversee the Hotel Group’s information technology department and will lead the overall strategic direction for the Hotel Group’s technology efforts, ensuring alignment of the company’s technology vision with its business strategy. Most recently, Rangachari was chief information officer at StarCite, a global leader in meetings management solutions, where he developed technology strategy, reduced operating expenses by 20 percent and implemented a company-wide learning management system that helped prepare employees for the company’s next generation products. Prior to joining StarCite, Rangachari was vice president of operations at Jacent Technologies, an on-demand solutions provider for the restaurant industry. While there he managed the Web operations order management system for the Pizza Hut® and Quiznos® chains.

Wyndham
Gurugram, Haryana, India

Robert Webb has been appointed as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hilton

Webb joins Hilton from Equifax, the Atlanta headquartered global credit information and technology solutions provider, where he held a similar position. Webb has provided leadership for systems strategy, enterprise planning and architecture, information security, technology infrastructure, and outsourcing initiatives across multiple business units since 2004. Prior to joining Equifax, Webb held executive positions at General Electric including CIO of GE Commercial Finance, GE Global Consumer Finance and GE Energy Services. He has extensive international experience and has lived and worked in Europe, Greater China and Japan as a management consultant for Andersen Consulting and Electronic Data Systems. Webb holds a BA degree from the University of Western Ontario and received his MBA from the European School of Management in Paris. He has also been active in the Atlanta community through his support of United Way, Habitat for Humanity and Outward Bound.

Hilton
McLean, Virginia, United States

Olivier Dombey has been appointed as Chief Information Officer at HotelTravel.com

Mr Dombey has over 20 years experience in hospitality and travel distribution, consulting and marketing, most recently as Board Advisor for Shanghai-based DerbySoft. Prior to this he was Regional Vice President Asia Pacific - Pegasus Solutions for four years based in its Beijing office. He was Managing Director and founder of China-based Ou Yang Business Consulting, a business specializing in electronic distribution marketing for the Chinese market. Before relocating to China he spent seven years as Partner and co-founder of UK-based leading travel distribution and marketing consultancy, Partners in Marketing. Mr Dombey was also Director of Marketing, Seychelles Tourist Board, for two years, based in Mahé, and Business Analyst and Manager Business Development at Galileo International for three years, based in the UK. He formerly was a board member of HEDNA (Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association) to represent Asia Pacific, and was Chairman for the UK’s largest travel industry association (CIMTIG).

HotelTravel.com
Phuket, Thailand

Jeff Edwards has been promoted to Chief Information Officer and VP Revenue Services at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Edwards is responsible for Wyndham Hotel Group’s information technology systems and revenue management services including reservation platforms, property-based systems, enterprise-wide data warehouse, brand web sites and call centers, global distribution systems and sales, third party reservation providers and international systems and services.

Wyndham
Gurugram, Haryana, India

Ingvar Herland has been appointed as General Manager, Research & Technology at The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (Peninsula)

Mr. Herland joined HSH in 2006 when he took on the position of Manager -- Engineering. He was promoted to be Assistant General Manager, Research & Technology in early 2008, and subsequently further promoted to General Manager in July 2008. In this capacity, he is responsible for the Group's design and development engineering division, which is responsible for the technological innovations for HSH hotels and non-hotel properties. A Norwegian native, Mr. Herland gained his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Trondheim in Norway.

Peninsula
Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong (SAR)