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Squirrel Systems Appoints Tom Williams and Ken Willis as Sales Executives to Premier Accounts Division
Hospitality industry veterans to join Squirrel Systems' esteemed sales team
Vancouver, British Columbia - May 10, 2006 - Effective immediately, Squirrel Systems, a full-service provider of technology solutions for the world foodservice industry, has recruited industry veterans Tom Williams and Ken Willis as Sales Executives to its Premier Accounts division.
Tom Williams brings an extensive background in the hospitality and hotel industries.
Williams returns to Squirrel Systems after working as the Southeast Executive Sales
Manager for iBAHN Inc, a leader in High Speed Internet access for Hotels, for the
past five years.
Prior to that, Williams held senior sales positions at Squirrel Systems, where he earned the title of Top Sales Representative, Southeast Region, in 1999. Williams earned this honor for his work with sales teams of installed hotels where he sold and drove revenue from technology sales such as high speed internet and other conference technology tools.
Before that, Williams was a Customer Service Manager for Micros in the South Florida region. From 1983 to 1996, Williams focused on building Customer Service relations in South Florida.
"I am tremendously excited about joining the Squirrel Systems team and look forward to spreading the word about our leading industry position," said Tom Williams, Premier Accounts Sales Executive, Squirrel Systems.
Ken Willis has also joined Squirrel Systems as a Sales Executive in the Premier Accounts division. In this role, Willis is responsible for national accounts sales in North America.
Willis
brings over 30 years of experience in food and beverage management, point of sale
installation and support management, major account management and sales to the Squirrel
Systems sales team.
"Since Squirrel Systems introduced the touch screen workstation to the hospitality industry, it has set the pace in point of sale technology. Squirrel Systems established a culture of customer support and product superiority that is unsurpassed in our industry today. I look forward to being a part of its continued growth," said Ken Willis, Premier Accounts Sales Executive, Squirrel Systems.
Prior to joining Squirrel Systems, Willis held positions in sales and account management with several prominent Squirrel Business Partners. Serving as Vice President of Operations and part owner of Touch Tech Inc., a Squirrel Systems Business Partner in Puerto Rico, Willis held management roles with Hilton International Hotels, Hilton Hotels and Doubletree hotels.
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome both Tom Williams and Ken Willis to the Squirrel Systems sales team," said Barry Logan, President of Squirrel Systems. "With their strong industry track record and keen understanding of our full-service solution, they are valuable additions to our growing organization and will make great contributions to our sales successes with multi-unit and hotel customers."
Squirrel Systems is a leading total solutions provider of point of sale and management systems for independent and chain establishments, including restaurants and food and beverage operations in hotels, resorts and clubs. Headquartered in Vancouver, Squirrel Systems and Squirrel Systems Canada are privately held companies. In over 20 years of successful operation, Squirrel has earned a reputation for innovation and excellence by meeting and exceeding the needs of more than 10,000 customers with 50,000 installed Squirrel workstations. As the first company to introduce touch-screen ordering into the restaurant market, it has a long track record as an innovator. To learn more about Squirrel, visit: www.squirrelsystems.com.
For more information please contact Monika Rola, High Road Communications at: Email: mrola@highroad.com Phone:(604) 630-1039
