Hotel technology marketer Agilysys promoted Tony Ross to vice president sales for its Hospitality Solutions Group. He had been a regional sales director for the group.

Pete Dordick joined Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels as vice president of the firm’s project and development services team in Denver. He had been director of transactions services for HVS.

Pegasus Solutions named Rachel Grier vice president of business development in Asia-Pacific.

NAVIS, developer of leisure revenue systems for the lodging industry, hired Eric Mason as executive vice president, strategy and corporate development. Most recently, he was vice president of global product development for Wyndham Exchange and Rentals.

The Rainmaker Group tapped Steve Cover as vice president of software development. Cover will lead the LRO and revolution product development groups.

Three hospitality design leads have joined forces to launch SR3 Design, a new interior architectural design firm. Industry veterans Stacey Larsen, Ryan Oxford and Oz Ekviriyakul opened their new firm in Beverly Hills.

Steven Vazquez is the new vice president of Savills LLC’s hotel practice. New York-based Savills LLC is a real estate investment banking company and a part of UK-based Savills plc.

Kristin Vines joined Hospitality Performance Network Global (HPNG) as regional vice president Hawaii. HPNG is a global site selection and meeting procurement company. Also, three hospitality investment executives joined the firm as managing directors: Marc Magazine, Tom Baker and Dave Durbin.

The White Glove Group offers virtual meeting services at 27 hotels, resorts and conference centers managed by Dolce Hotels and Resorts. The company’s Hoteloquent virtual meeting service uses the Internet to help hotel group customers share onsite meetings with remote audiences.

Loews Hotels upgraded to MTech’s Hotel Service Optimization System (HotSOS) to improve customer service. HotSOS manages guest profiling, guest response, incident tracking, service recovery tracking, workflow automation, preventive maintenance, room inspections and MOD logs.

HVS Executive Search appointed Paige Brewer to global head of compensation consulting. In her new role, she leads HVS teams to deliver more detailed and insightful compensation management solutions.

Stone Point Capital formed Access Point Financial, a specialty finance company that provides financing to qualified franchisees of major hotel brands throughout the U.S.

Hotel industry veteran Mike Mason created Zentila, an online booking platform for hotel and meeting planners focused on short-term meetings.

Waterfront Hotel in Oakland, CA. deployed a networked EcoSmart energy management system developed by Telkonet Inc.

Ragatz Associates and Resort Equities created Ragatz Resorts Realty with a focus on boutique, commercial real estate brokerage. The firm deals exclusively with resort-oriented real estate, including resort hotels, whole-ownership projects, shared-ownership projects, private residence clubs and resort timeshare, as well as raw land suitable for resort development.

Premier Mounts, manufacturer of projector mounts, flat-panel mounts, carts and stands and accessories, signed Paradigm Strategic Marketing as its representative in Florida.

Sheraton Overland Park (KS) installed a new digital signage system from Four Winds Interactive. Signage, placed in several locations, replaces printed signs for meeting and event updates.

Meyda Lighting appointed Max Cohen to New England area sales manager. He continues as sales manager for upstate New York and the company’s factory showroom in Yorkville, NY.

Concept Amenities received Green Leaf designation from W.W. Grainger, a broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products. The Green Leaf designation identifies products that help organizations run greener facilities.

iBAHN, teamed with Time Warner Cable Business Class to offer enhanced television and web entertainment for hotels. The service is debuting at the Dream Downtown in New York City.