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Dave Lutz Named to Passkey Board of Directors
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(Quincy, MA - September 13, 2006) Passkey, the world's leading online group reservation system, today announced the appointment of Dave Lutz, managing director of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting and former president of Conferon, Inc. and ExpoExchange, to the company's Board of Directors. 

Greg Pesik, president and CEO of Passkey said, "As a long time client of Passkey, Dave's addition to the Board provides us with a unique industry and customer viewpoint that will help our strategic direction and growth initiatives. Passkey will leverage his experience in building and growing a successful large service business and tap his extensive knowledge of the meeting and convention marketplace." 

Commenting on his appointment to the Passkey Board of Directors, Lutz notes, "I am excited about this opportunity to work with Passkey. The company has done a great job of establishing best practices and standards for online group housing. Their latest product release will help further accelerate their growth and integration with hotels and CVB's. I look forward to sharing my experience and guidance with the Passkey team." 

Dave is a business improvement consultant that specializes in the meeting and event industry. His company assists organizations in realizing top and bottom line growth by delivering customer focused solutions in business development, best practice and process improvement, strategic planning and training. Dave is certified in Lean Processes & DFSS for Six Sigma. He is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). He is a frequent speaker and author, including having a regular column in Convene magazine on Performance Excellence. 

Before venturing down the consulting road, Dave worked for Conferon Global Services, Inc. for more than 20 years, most recently as President of the two largest operating divisions - Conferon and ExpoExchange. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing more than 500 employees and 80% of the company's revenue. During Dave's tenure at Conferon, he helped lead the exponential growth of the company while attaining operational excellence.

About Passkey: 

Passkey is the worldwide leader in online group hotel reservations. The Boston-based technology company offers event attendees, planners and providers with a powerful web-based on-Demand solutions that lets them make, monitor and manage their group hotel reservations Online. 

The Passkey-enabledSM global network consists of over 85% of major U.S. Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs) that offer housing, as well as thousands of hotels, trade associations, corporate meeting planners, and meeting management companies. Passkey investors include: Lazard Technology Partners; TravelCLICK (www.travelclick.net) and DRV Investments, LLC.

Website: http://www.passkey.com

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Contact:

Dahlia El Gazzar
Director of Marketing
Passkey International Inc.
617.237.8238
[email protected]
http://www.passkey.com/

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