These two key posts are fundamental to the company¹s growing sales efforts and further enhance the firm¹s footprint in the hotel and travel sector.  Rantilla will head up sales for the company, drawing business opportunities from across all channels of the meetings and convention industry, and Mace will oversee introduction of Passkey's new Enterprise Solution, a client-specific bundling of Passkey products to serve company-wide hotel corporations and ownership groups. According to Durant, "Paul¹s client relationships skills and experience are exceptional.  Prior to joining Passkey, he secured significant deals with several international hotel management companies.  His in-depth knowledge of the industry and key technologies necessary for our clients' success will enable him to meet our expansion goals immediately."

Paul Rantilla Andrew Mace

Reflecting on the Mace appointment, Durant notes, "Andrew has more than 22 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry, including posts at some of the world¹s finest hotels.  His knowledge of what the hotel industry needs to gain a competitive edge and increase their group business, and what large event planners are looking for in terms of web-based applications will prove invaluable as we continue to grow our hospitality sales division at Passkey."

Rantilla most recently served as director of sales for Newmarket International, Inc., in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he managed an extensive sales force in North America and Asia Pacific and was responsible for revenue growth rates of as much as 25% within a single fiscal year.  He began his career with the company in 1995 as installation manager and consultant.  As regional sales director, Rantilla was named top producer of achieved sales.  He then was promoted to managing director, Asia Pacific, and enjoyed great success closing contracts with a number of major hotel operations amidst the "Asian Economic Crisis" of the late 90¹s.

Andrew Mace began his hotel career serving in various management positions for the Mandarin Oriental Hotels.  Most recently he served as vice president of sales for Manugistics, Inc., where he was responsible for direct account management of all hospitality and gaming sales.  He has also served as vice president and principal hospitality consultant for Talus, Inc., a revenue management solutions provider.  Previously he was a hotel manager for guest services at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.  Mace also spent eight years within the ITT Sheraton Corporation, Australia, and at the corporation¹s headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.