Agilysys Appoints New Vice President of Sales to Amplify Its Hospitality Business Growth
Agilysys Appoints New Vice President of Sales to Amplify Its Hospitality Business Growth
Agilysys, Inc., a leading global provider of next-generation SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, named Ellis Connolly as its new vice president of sales with a focus on hotel, resort and cruise development.
Agilysys specifically chose Connolly to lead the continued growth and expansion in these markets due to his substantial business development success with technology companies focused on the global hospitality industry.
Connolly brings more than 20 years of experience in the industry, most recently serving as general manager – sales account management for Sabre Corporation. Prior to his time at Sabre, he served in senior leadership roles with Zingle (acquired by Medallia), The Rainmaker Group (acquired by Cendyn), TrustYou, Cvent and Aramark.
Aside from his focus on business development and his extensive experience working with global SaaS technologies, Connolly has a keen eye for talent recruitment, and a gift for strategic analysis and planning. His new role will focus on the continued growth of the hotel, resort and cruise ship business for Agilysys.
"We are very excited to have such an experienced hospitality leader join our team," said Don DeMarinis, SVP, Sales and Marketing – Americas & EMEA. "Ellis has the ability to make an immediate impact and help build a highly successful team to continue our growth in these markets."
Agilysys delivers state-of-the-art software and services built exclusively for hospitality—helping organizations go beyond what they can accomplish with traditional property management systems (PMS), point-of-sale (POS) solutions and food and beverage inventory and procurement systems. Modern, state-of-the-art solutions work standalone to provide best-in-class capabilities or together in a coordinated ecosystem that unifies data and workflows across a property, equipping staff members to delight guests, improve efficiency, and grow margins. The Agilysys 100% hospitality customer base includes branded and independent hotels; multi-amenity resorts; casinos; property, hotel and resort management companies; cruise lines; corporate dining providers; higher education campus dining providers; food service management companies; hospitals; lifestyle communities; senior living facilities; stadiums; and theme parks. www.agilysys.com
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