Editorial Board   

Peter Engel

Chief Technology Officer, Marcus Hotels & Resorts

Peter Engel is chief technology officer for Marcus Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS). A force in the hospitality industry, Marcus Hotels & Resorts provides expertise in management, development and historical renovations. The company's portfolio includes a wide variety of properties including city-center meeting hotels, upscale resorts and branded first-class hotels. Mr. Engel has more than 35 years of experience in the information technology industry. In his role at Marcus Hotels & Resorts, he leads the strategy and implementation of hotel, food & beverage, electronic distribution and guest technologies. He is also responsible for technology evaluations of acquisition candidates, IT support of hotel openings and business opportunity development. Prior to joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Mr. Engel was president of Aperias Management Services, a consulting firm specializing in information technology and strategic management consulting services. He has over fifteen years of travel and leisure industry experience, including serving as senior vice president at The Mark Travel Corporation where he led the systems engineering, operations, and system architecture functions. Mark Travel is a leading tour operator with multiple vacation brands and manages vacation programs for major airlines and hotel companies. Mr.Engel also served as chief operating officer for Trisept Solutions, a leading travel technology company providing reservation systems and ecommerce to the tour operator and vacation travel industries. His roles during this time included managing software development, customer service, sales, and system engineering. Prior to joining the travel industry, Mr. Engel gained broad technology and industry experience during thirteen years at Tandem Computers (now Hewlett Packard). During a five year engagement at Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Group, Mr. Engel lead the technical team from Tandem involved in developing technology for Motorola's digital cellular initiatives.

Mr. Engel can be contacted at +1 414-905-1200 or [email protected]