Amadeus welcomes ex-Wyndham CIO Jeff Edwards

Amadeus, a travel technology firm and transaction processor, has appointed Jeff Edwards as its vice president of hotels in its recently created new businesses division.

Edwards, who will be based in Madrid, has formerly been CIO and EVP distribution at Wyndham Worldwide, as well as spending five years at Micros Systems Inc, where he was president and CEO of Micros Fidelio.

He has also run his own hotel and hospitality company working with hotel brands internationally, and at Amadeus will be in charge of expanding its hotel division.

Francisco Pérez-Lozao, senior vice president of new businesses at Amadeus, said: “Jeff is quite simply a fantastic appointment for Amadeus and frankly speaking, his record speaks entirely for itself. However, what most attracted us to Jeff is his unique experience on both sides of the commercial fence.

“As well as holding a senior position in a major global hotel chain and leading one of the most important IT providers in the hotel industry, he has also spent time running his own consulting business, which shows his ability means he is able to understand and breach the divide between supplier and customer with ease.”

On his appointment, Edwards said: I’m delighted to join Amadeus to develop the company’s hospitality business. I look forward to starting work with the excellent team of professionals that Amadeus has and keep delivering the technology solutions and distribution reach that have made Amadeus one of the most credible and reliable players in the hotel industry to date.”