Strengthened Sales Team poised to fuel the growth of Squirrel Systems
November 19, 2009

Vancouver, Canada, – Bob Mackett, President of Squirrel Systems, a leading technology provider to the global hospitality industry, announced today the appointment of Gus Reid to the role of Business Development Manager. A welcome addition to the Squirrel sales team, Gus will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities.

Gus brings a tremendous amount of sales and marketing experience to Squirrel Systems, having spent many years at Epson America, where he served as National Distribution Manager and Program Manager, and gained an industry-wide reputation for developing, managing, and supporting one of the strongest distribution organizations in the point of sale (POS) industry. More recently, Gus was a Regional Sales Director at Wincor Nixdor, an international leader in automated retail technology. With his breadth of knowledge and experience in the POS industry, Gus is sure to make a positive impact to the Squirrel sales team.

“We are so pleased that someone of Gus’ caliber has joined the Squirrel family, which speaks to the strength of our new direction. This year has seen the launch of Squirrel in a Box and Squirrel in a Box for Hotels, two completely new and award-winning products from Squirrel, along with our third release, Squirrel Professional, due before the end of the year. We remain dedicated to demonstrating our commitment to product development. With the addition of Gus to our team, we’ve also shown our commitment to driving the sales of these innovative products,” says Bob Mackett.

Gus joins the recent appointments of John Hall and Lee Ward, sales veterans in the POS industry. Both John and Lee have many years of channel management experience, which enables Squirrel Systems to more effectively support the reseller channel under the direction of Mike Devine, Vice President of Channel Sales.

According to Mike, “Strong, experienced leadership is required to fuel the company’s growth — and in Gus Reid, John Hall, and Lee Ward, Squirrel has that. We have the right people in place to build on this year’s momentum and strengthen Squirrel’s position as a leading company in the point of sale industry.”

About Squirrel Systems
Squirrel Systems is proud to be celebrating 25 years as a technology provider to the global hospitality industry. In 1984, Squirrel Systems pioneered the development of restaurant point of sale (POS) solutions with touchscreen technology — and this spirit of innovation and success continues today. From award-winning and customer-focused products like Squirrel in a Box™, Squirrel in a Box for Hotels™, and Squirrel Professional™, to new Support Programs unparalleled in the industry such as Squirrel EasyCare™ and Squirrel SmartWatch™, Squirrel Systems delivers stable, secure, and innovative POS solutions to the hospitality industry. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Squirrel Systems has achieved the highest level of PCI credit card security compliance, PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard), and remains a trusted vendor to thousands of restaurants, bars, clubs, and hotels the world over.

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Contact: Jasmine Cruz, Marketing Manager
Squirrel Systems
Tel: 604.412.3333
Email: jcruz@squirrelsystems.com