CHICAGO | Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) today announced the appointment of Gustaaf Schrils, Vice President of Hotel Technology and Services, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the Americas, to its Board of Directors. This appointment, which fills a vacancy, was taken by the Board at its October 6, 2005, meeting in London. Mr. Schrils’ appointment rounds out the HTNG Board to its maximum size of 10 senior hotel technology executives. Nick Price, Chief Technology Officer of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and President of HTNG said, “HTNG is very privileged to have the opportunity to extend its relationship with one of the world’s most influential hotel companies. The other board members join me in welcoming Gustaaf Schrils, whose accomplishments at IHG are significant and critical to its success. We believe that his visionary thinking is completely aligned with HTNG’s objectives, and we are very much looking forward to the contributions that he and his organization will make in furthering HTNG’s agenda to improve the quality, interoperability, and manageability of technologies used in the lodging industry.” Commenting on his appointment, Gustaaf Schrils said, “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to join to Board of HTNG. I have watched the organization gain momentum and stature over the last few years in our industry. Today, this organization is clearly one of the leaders in our industry building the kind of technologies that will help us truly serve the needs of our guests, our operators, and our owners.” Gustaaf Schrils joined IHG, then known as Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc., in 1995 as Director of Global Telecommunications. He was promoted to Vice President of Hotel Technology and Services in 2000. He oversees hotel-based technology services for the Americas Region with responsibility measuring well over the tens of millions of dollars. Mr. Schrils holds a B.A. in Computer Engineering and a Masters degree in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology. HTNG’s board of directors consists exclusively of hotel company executives with senior level technology responsibility, representing a wide range of large, midsized, and small hotel companies operating in every market segment and every geographic region of the world. Current board members include:
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