Dubai, 17 November 2014: INTEREL, the world’s fastest growing manufacturer of integrated room technologies in the luxury hospitality industry, has announced the appointment of Michael Cohen as the company’s SVP Key Accounts responsible for leading INTEREL’s market entry into the Americas and managing its sales and business development efforts for key global accounts.

Cohen, who is based in Toronto, has over 15 years of international experience in business development and marketing in technology, of which he spent eight in the hospitality industry. His core expertise lies in the commercialization of guest facing and back of house mobile, wireless, managed services, IP converged networks, WiFi and SaaS technology solutions.

Florian Gallini, Group CEO of INTEREL, said: “Given the rising demand for our products and services in the Americas we felt this was the right time to establish a local presence. We are an approved supplier with more than 15 of the world’s leading hospitality and leisure organizations, many of which are based in the Americas, and we will now be able to assist them directly on the ground. Michael brings a wealth of knowledge and international hospitality technology experience to the team.”

“I am very excited to join the dynamic team at INTEREL and to work with our key accounts in the Americas to bring even more of our unique room technologies into hotel rooms across the region and to help hoteliers further enrich their guest experiences.” Commented Michael Cohen.

INTEREL’s online room management system offers highly innovative and intelligent solutions for the modern hotelier. Through a combination of cutting-edge technology and elegant and uniquely simplified design, the system allows hotel operators to optimize their energy monitoring and consumption and to deliver a greater guest experience.