Agilysys Inc. has appointed hospitality software veteran Dan Bell as VP, North America sales East — hotels, resorts and cruises (HRC), a newly created sales leadership role focused on PMS and POS growth in North America.
North America HRC represents meaningful growth for Agilysys and formerly had been covered by a sales team reporting to a single VP. To align sales coverage more closely with market opportunity, the company now has an East and a West region, each managed by a VP reporting to CCO Joe Youssef. Tim Hansen, who rejoined Agilysys in October 2023 after previously having led sales functions for the company from 2014 to 2021, serves as VP, North America sales West – HRC. The company also continues to hire additional sales resources in each region.
For more than two decades, Bell has led teams responsible for expanding sales of cloud/SaaS hospitality technology, PMS, POS, mobile and guest self-service solutions for global hospitality software providers. Most recently, he served as group VP, hotels and resorts, for restaurant POS technology provider Toast, where he helped grow the company’s sales, go-to-market and implementation strategies for hotels.
Prior to his position at Toast, Bell led sales, business development, deployment and support in the U.S., Canada and Latin America regions as SVP, Americas for Shiji Group, a global provider of software and other technology to improve operations for the hospitality, food service, retail and entertainment markets. He also led sales organizations for a combined 17 years at hospitality POS provider MICROS Systems and at Oracle Hospitality after Oracle acquired MICROS in 2014.
His background includes working alongside leading hospitality organizations including Marriott International, Choice Hotels, Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, MGM Resorts, Wynn and Encore Resorts, Aramark, Delaware North, Disney and Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (now merged with Six Flags) to determine the right technology solutions to best meet each organization’s business goals.
“I built my career being ‘all in’ for hospitality, so leading a sales team for a company such as Agilysys that also is ‘all in’ for hospitality perfectly aligns with my commitment to this industry,” said Bell. “In the early days, hotels and other hospitality organizations looking for technology innovation felt constrained by limited choice. Agilysys has shattered those limitations with a remarkably strong solution portfolio that offers the most modern and innovative array of options for any hospitality organization to achieve well beyond what was previously possible. The company’s unwavering commitment to customers, to collaborative innovation and to ‘do what you say you will do’ execution aligns perfectly with my values, and I look forward to helping the company accelerate growth in North America.”
Youssef said, “Dan’s deep understanding of the hospitality landscape, coupled with his expertise in POS and PMS solutions, makes him a valuable addition to the Agilysys team. His proven abilities to drive sales growth, build strong customer relationships and develop winning strategies align perfectly with our focus on empowering hospitality providers to leverage our technology to elevate guest experiences while also improving operating efficiencies. We are confident Dan will play a key role in accelerating growth within our hotels, resorts and cruises segment.”
