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Lanyon Names HEDNA President to Lead Sales and Marketing Activities

09 Oct, 2007

Tiffany Topcik, former Vice President, Hotel & Supplier Relations for ABC Corporate Services and current President of HEDNA, joins leading content distribution technology provider

DALLAS (October 9, 2007) – Lanyon, Inc., (www.lanyon.com) a leading content distribution technology provider to the hotel industry, announced that it has named Tiffany Topcik as Senior Vice President. In her role, she is responsible for Lanyon’s sales and marketing efforts in North America, and will play a key role in the product direction for the company.

Topcik is a leading figure in the industry and has specialized in travel agency marketing and distribution for the last 15 years. Recently, as Vice President of Hotel & Supplier Relations for ABC Corporate Services, Topcik was responsible for Product Management of ABC’s suite of products and services, including the acclaimed Premier Hotel Program, technology partnerships, other supplier business development, and played a prominent role in product strategy. Prior to this, Topcik was Director, Global Hotel Programmes for BTI Americas and USTravel.

A distinguished member of the industry, Topcik has spoken at various industry events and participated on several advisory boards, on behalf of both ABC Corporate Services and HEDNA (the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association), the latter of which she currently serves as President.

“I am extremely pleased to be joining such a successful, dynamic and respected company,” said Topcik. “Lanyon continues to expand its customer-focused content distribution solutions, and has recently launched a strong suite of travel procurement solutions including RFPControlCenter, a hotel RFP management tool oriented towards the corporate marketplace.”

“This is an exciting time for Lanyon,” commented Todd E. Tyler, Lanyon’s President and CEO. “Not only have we expanded our team, we have done so with one of the most widely-recognized industry experts.”
Topcik may be reached, by phone at +1-847-224-0153 or by email at Tiffany.Topcik@lanyon.com.

About Lanyon

For 25 years, Lanyon has been delivering exceptional content distribution technologies to the travel industry. Today, as the world’s largest online hospitality marketplace, Lanyon is the recognized leader in RFP, content and spend management solutions for the global travel industry. Established in 1984 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Lanyon is proud to serve the needs of thousands of customers including leading multinational corporations, travel management firms, consortia, car rental, airlines and over 90,000 worldwide hotels.

For further information on Lanyon please contact:
Todd E. Tyler, President & CEO
Lanyon, Inc.
104 Decker Court, Suite 100
Irving, Texas 75062
Phone: +1 (817) 226-5656
Fax: +1 (866) 840-9987
todd.tyler@lanyon.com

To learn more about Lanyon, visit http://www.lanyon.com

Contacts

Roland Tanner
Lanyon, Inc.
roland.tanner@lanyon.com
+44 1844 211644