Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Names Santiago Abraham as Chief Information Officer
November 15 2016 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD), today announced that
Santiago Abraham will assume the role of chief information officer
(CIO) effective December 5, 2016. As CIO, Abraham will be
responsible for the company’s technology strategy, policies,
processes and practices to support its evolving business.
Abraham brings more than 20 years of business technology
experience delivering solutions, applications and capabilities for
a diverse number of hospitality-related industries. Most recently
Abraham was vice president, IT strategy, sourcing & vendor
management at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., where he led a
five-year program to transform and modernize the company’s
enterprise technology. While at Royal Caribbean he also spearheaded
a decade-long effort to optimize revenue systems at the company,
resulting in a best-in-industry reservations system.
"We’re pleased to have Santiago join Buffalo Wild Wings and look
forward to his contributions in developing an enterprise-wide
technology strategy that will further our innovation and
differentiation in the marketplace," said Sally Smith, president
and chief executive officer. "His extensive technology expertise
and leadership experience will help us to use technology as a
marketing and revenue generation tool, as well as an efficiency
tool to help reduce operating costs.”
“I am delighted to join Buffalo Wild Wings and utilize my
technology expertise to help the Company develop an enterprise-wide
technology strategy that contributes to its growth and
profitability,” said Santiago Abraham. “I look forward to working
with my colleagues to build a technology organization that supports
our business plan and objectives.”
About Santiago AbrahamPrior to joining Buffalo Wild
Wings, Mr. Abraham spent 10 years at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
directing transformation programs to modernize enterprise
technology and overhaul a core reservation system, among other IT
initiatives. From 1997 to 2006 he was senior practice manager,
transportation & travel services at Accenture Ltd. In this role
he directed multi-million dollar IT solution engagements for
logistics, travel and entertainment, hotel and resort clients
including Cendant Corp., Carnival Corp., Fairmont Hotels &
Resorts and US Freightways. Mr. Abraham holds a master of science
in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a
bachelor of science in computer engineering from the Georgia
Institute of Technology.
Mr. Abraham served as the board IT committee member of United
Way of Miami-Dade and served as the campaign chair for Royal
Caribbean.
About the CompanyBuffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in
1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator
and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a
variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its
namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild
Wings menu specializes in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and
seasonings with flavor sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to
Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that
includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their
favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of
hundreds of "Best Wings" and "Best Sports Bar" awards from across
the country. There are currently more than 1,200 Buffalo Wild Wings
locations around the world.
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