

Maxim Revenue Management Solutions appoints Don Wilson as General Manager, EMEA
CHICAGO, 27-January- 2003 Maxim Revenue Management Solutions (MaximRMS) is pleased to announce that Don Wilson has been named General Manager for its newly established Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) division, headquartered in Paris, France. In addition to leading the EMEA division for MaximRMS, Mr. Wilson will be an integral part of the company's Senior Management team and play an active role directing Research & Development. Mr. Wilson is a senior executive, manager, and consultant with over 21 years experience. His particular expertise in business analysis, pricing, revenue management, change management, and the hospitality industry will help propel MaximRMS to the leadership position in hotel revenue management.
Prior to joining MaximRMS, Mr. Wilson was founder of i1905 Profit Optimization Consulting and Systems, CEO of MCGI energy and pricing consulting, and cofounder of Veritec Solutions and Talus Revenue Management Solutions. Mr. Wilson began his career with Decision Focus, with nearly 10 years as Senior Partner and Managing Director. Mr. Wilson holds an MS in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University and BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences from the University of Rochester. Mr. Wilson is the author of numerous publications, editor of the Profit Optimization Newsletter, and has been invited to speak throughout the world.
With clients located in 25 countries around the world on all 6 continents, MaximRMS welcomes Mr. Wilson to the company as the driving force to help establish the company's presence in the EMEA market. "We have had installations in key EMEA markets for over 5 years - something that we are very keen to leverage throughout the region. With the addition of Don to the MaximRMS team, we believe we are now poised for dramatic growth. Don's global reputation and commitment to excellence, combined with his years of experience delivering highly effective Revenue Management solutions throughout the world, will help us take the next step as the global leader in Revenue Management and Profit Optimization solutions for the Hospitality Industry," said Steve Gelb, MaximRMS's Managing Director.
"MaximRMS is a high-quality, long-standing Revenue Management provider with a solid track-record of successes," says Don Wilson. "I'm very excited to (re-)join the team and help take maxim® to the next level. From my work in developing the early version, through key innovative enhancements, I know maxim represents the best hotel Revenue Management solution. Already, maxim is the only true profit optimization system, and the range of advanced features is extraordinary. The arrival of the maxim Flex and maxim E.Flex products represent a tremendous evolutionary step, and allow many of the small and medium size (SME) hotels in the region to take advantage of the power of maxim for very little cost, in a simple-to-use format. There is no other investment that a hotel can make now that delivers the ROI of maxim."
About Maxim Revenue
Management Solutions (MaximRMS)
MaximRMS is a pioneer in the field of
computerized revenue management. The founder of
MaximRMS led the team that performed
groundbreaking research in the early-1980’s in
mathematical forecasting and optimization to
develop the very first revenue management
system. That same group of experts joined forces
to create maxim for the hospitality
industry. Through its patented Marginal Value
Engine (MVE™) maxim is the only Revenue
Management System that offers Profit
Optimization for the global hospitality
industry. maxim
forecasts and optimizes the net profit
contribution from every future reservation and
guest stay. Through the creation of a global
hospitality alliance with best in breed Revenue
Management companies around the world, MaximRMS
stands poised to be the global leader in Revenue
Management products and services for the
Hospitality Industry. Offering the most
sophisticated portfolio of Revenue Management
tools available anywhere today, including group
forecasting and management, contract and RFP
evaluation, pricing, Intra-day optimization and
24/7 OnDemandSupport™, maxim is
compatible with all PMS, CRS, GDS and Internet
distribution channels. With the introduction of
the new, exciting, customer-driven maxim Flex
and maxim e.FLEX systems, MaximRMS offers
the ultimate in implementation flexibility along
with the best ROI - and that's the bottom line.
Please visit
www.MaximRMS.com for more information.