Experienced hospitality technology executive to lead product strategy for rapidly growing provider of cloud-based data streaming, integration and enrichment platform.
ORLANDO, FL – Hapi, a transformative new data streaming, integration and enrichment platform designed to solve the hotel industry's rapidly expanding data management challenges, has appointed Jonathan Reynolds as Head of Product Strategy for the company. With a successful 18-year career in the global hotel technology industry, Reynolds brings extensive expertise in data management, systems and integration from both his experience as a hotelier and his proven track record leading product strategy and go-to-market for some of the industry's most prominent technology providers. In his new role, Reynolds will be responsible for building and implementing the product roadmap for delivering the Hapi platform to the marketplace, through close collaboration with the executive team, product owners, developers and customers.
Reynolds began his career in hotel technology with Micros in 2000, where he spent seven years as a senior technical product specialist, program lead and consultant for installations at high profile properties, such as Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Macau. As a member of the opening team for OPERA, he oversaw hundreds of system implementations and integrations, as well as initiating the company's first foray into the gaming and casino market. He then spent five years on the hotelier side as Director of IT for the Viceroy Hotel Group, followed by a stint at The Setai in Miami Beach. Prior to joining Hapi, Reynolds served as a senior member of the product management team for Amadeus. During his seven-year tenure there, he held roles ranging from Senior Product Owner, Director of CRM Professional Services and Product Marketing Manager, PMS & CRS.
"Our strategic vision with Hapi is to assemble the best and brightest minds in hotel technology, in order to deliver a product solution that accomplishes our mission of maximum data integration and operational efficiency for our customers," said Luis Segredo, president and CEO of Data Travel, LLC, the developer of the Hapi platform. "Jonathan's deep experience with development of major industry systems, as well as IT implementations on the property level gives him a unique perspective that will benefit our rapidly growing customer base immensely."
Based in Orlando, Reynolds holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the University of Denver.
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.
She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
