Leading Hospitality Procurement Solutions Provider Appoints New VP of Professional Services

Chuck Siu Joins Birch Street Supports Global Expansion Growth Strategy

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) June 9, 2008

Birch Street Systems, a leading provider of hosted hospitality management software solutions, today announced that it has appointed Chuck Siu as Vice President of Professional Services. Mr. Siu will lead the company's continued growth and global expansion of procure to pay professional services.

"We are happy to have someone of Chuck's caliber as part of the Birch Street team," said Douglas Sanborn, President and CEO of Birch Street Systems. "Chuck's vast experience in technology services is ideal to support and further develop our professional services operations. He will help develop business processes that fully leverage our leadership position by delivering our professional service solutions faster and more efficiently."

Mr. Siu brings more than 20 years of senior-level technology management experience to Birch Street along with a diverse background that includes managing technology services for Fortune 100 companies. At Birch Street, Siu will continue to manage the rapid growth of Birch Street's solutions while introducing proven implementation policies and procedures that will increase the return on investment made by Birch Street' clients.

Commenting on his appointment, Siu added, "Birch Street has a well earned reputation among the hospitality industry for delivering innovative solutions that result in increased business efficiencies for their growing client base. I'm looking forward to expanding our services to meet the ongoing global adoption of Birch Street's suite of technologies."

Prior to joining Birch Street, Mr. Siu served in a Senior Program Manager role consulting to Brandes Investment Partners, a leading investment advisory firm, managing equity and fixed income assets for institutional and private clients worldwide Siu also served as Director of Project Management Office services for ThoughtCandle, where he managed the development of educational resources for the American Bar Association's Child Law Pro Bono department. Siu earned his Masters degree from Washington University.

About Birch Street
More than 20,000 registered Birch Street users process an average of 1,250,000 online transactions with more than 53,000 suppliers totaling more than $1 billion in spend a year. As a recognized leader in the Hospitality market, Birch Street delivers its web-based platform to some of the world's most recognizable companies including; Hilton Hotels Corporation, Marriott International, Hyatt Hotels, Omni Hotels, Interstate Hotels and Resorts and Carlson Hospitality. They help customers reduce the risk, complexity and cost associated with large-scale regional or worldwide procurement and back-office operations, while empowering business users and delivering unprecedented ROI. Birch Street offers solutions for global hospitality organizations, mid-tier management companies, owners and single properties. Headquartered in Newport Beach California, the company is managed by a team of enterprise software veterans. For more information, visit BirchStreetSystems.com.

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