Veteran executive Brian Gurley has been promoted to chief executive officer of Plano-based Enseo, a technology services provider and innovator responsible for the foundational technology in hospitality.
The company said that Gurley will guide Enseo’s vision and strategic direction as the company executes its growth strategy, focused on solutions to meet the evolving needs of its customers, building brand goodwill and improving hotel ROI by elevating and personalizing the guest experience.
In a statement, Gurley said that Enseo “has a long history of leveraging technology to partner with its customers to build engaging guest experiences.”
“With rapid advances in technology, content distribution, and personalization capacity, Enseo will deliver on our history of bringing cutting-edge solutions to the global hospitality market,” Gurley added. “Supported by a strong executive team of industry veterans and dedicated staff, Enseo truly stands out not only in hospitality but as a company.”
Joined Enseo as CFO in 2022
Gurley joined Enseo in 2022 as its chief financial officer, shaping priorities and refining focus, including the launch of Enseo’s powerful, hardware-agnostic software platform and build-out of its industry-leading customer support offering.
Enseo is an industry leader in guestroom hotel TV and entertainment, managed Wi-Fi, smart room controls, and employee safety devices. The company said Gurley is well-positioned to build on Enseo’s legacy of product innovation within hospitality, bringing strategic vision, with substantial financial and operational expertise.
With more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience, Gurley brings a proven track record of maximizing financial performance by providing financial management and accounting controls along with operations expertise, the company said.
Gurley came to Enseo from Magnitude Software, where he was CFO. Before Magnitude Software, Gurley was a director at CBIZ Private Equity Advisors, where he served as interim CFO for several middle market private equity backed companies.
In business for 25 years, Enseo said it is an innovator responsible for foundational hospitality technology while delivering “industry-leading customer support.”
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