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First Hospitality announced the appointment of Matt Schuster as chief financial officer. Schuster will lead the company’s financial services functions including financial reporting, treasury operations, and corporate financial planning. GF Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Warren Aston as senior vice president, business development. In his new role, Aston will deliver business development initiatives, evolve relationships with clients, and expand GF’s capabilities. U.S. Travel Association announced Fred Dixon as the incoming president and CEO

Both data collection and analysis are integral to reducing food waste: staff must find out what types of foods are being wasted and in what quantities to then be able to strategize on how to prevent or reduce it. Artificial intelligence (AI) supports those stages of food waste reduction, beginning with the identification of different waste types using machine vision, which becomes increasingly faster and more accurate through machine learning. “If you literally feed it

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey—Wyndham Hotels & Resorts appointed Scott Strickland as chief commercial officer (CCO) reporting to the company’s President and CEO Geoff Ballotti. In this newly created leadership role, Strickland and his team will continue delivering the best value and experiences to Wyndham’s owners and guests across its 25 brands through a united commercial organization. “Over 7 years ago we recruited Scott from the private equity world where he led the information systems, eCommerce, and

DALLAS, Texas—DerbySoft announced it served the connectivity technology provider for the recent launch of MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy. The long-term strategic licensing agreement between Marriott International and MGM Resorts allows guests to book participating MGM Collection resorts on Marriott’s digital platforms, including Marriott’s website and the Marriott Bonvoy mobile app. These resorts also remain available on MGM Resorts’ native channels. “The development of this technology platform was complicated on many different levels as we

Cindy Lapidakis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Royal Basket Trucks Royal Basket Trucks® is proud to recognize Cindy Lapidakis, vice president of sales and marketing, who was recognized as one of the “Notable Women in Manufacturing” for the southeastern region of Wisconsin. The women on the inaugural list, published by BizTimes, were nominated by their peers at work and in the community and represent a diversity of talent. After starting her career in New