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Wyndham Hotel Group has appointed Venky
Rangachari as chief technology officer, responsible for the
development and implementation of the company’s technology
initiatives.
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% 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.
Rangachari also held various positions with Stratify, an Iron
Mountain company and one of the world’s largest electronic
discovery service providers working with some of the highest
grossing law firms in the U.S. and general counsel from Fortune
500 companies; Digiprise, a provider of customer relationship
management and employee relationship management solutions for
small to mid-size services companies; and Exodus Communications,
an Internet hosting service and Internet service provider to
dot-com businesses.
He is a member of the CIO Executive
Council, an executive organization of global business leaders
working to drive value from the intersection of business,
information technology and strategy.
“Venky has extensive experience in
hospitality and franchising, a combination that makes him an ideal
addition to the Hotel Group’s leadership team,” said Robert Loewen,
Wyndham Hotel Group executive vice president and chief financial
officer. “As a global hospitality company that franchises and
manages hotels in 66 countries, Wyndham Hotel Group requires an
expert who is well-versed in implementing and managing initiatives
in large, complex organizations.”
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