MIAMI, August 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
GRILLiT, Inc. (OTC: GRLT) ("GRILLiT" or the "Company") today
announced that it has retained accomplished information technology
strategist, Ghassan (Gus) Salamoun
to serve as its Special Advisor for IT infrastructure.
Ghazi Hajj, GRILLiT Chairman and CEO, stated, "Gus Salamoun is a brilliant technical strategist
who sees an abundance of opportunity to leverage the latest in
technology innovations in order to maximize our operational and
logistical efficiencies as a growing restaurant chain. He
will initially focus on streamlining our social media strategy, our
point of sale data streams, and real-time store-level reporting of
financial performance."
Mr. Salamoun is a senior and seasoned executive in IT services
with a broad experience in a multitude of industries and markets.
He has a proven record of progressive leadership, with a wealth of
experience with vanguard channels for customer interaction, B2B and
B2C communication in large multi-divisional and multi-national
organizations that have dealt with retail, small and medium-sized
businesses, as well as large corporations. Mr. Salamoun has held
executive positions as Head of Information Technology, Product
Management, Development, Operations and Customer Care.
Since 2008 he was Senior Vice President, Global Development and
Service Delivery for Verio, Inc. (an NTT communication company and
leader in web hosting and online interaction), where he provided
overall supervision, direction, and management for all operational
aspects of Verio's products and services worldwide. At Verio,
his mandate included product management, product development,
program management, server management, customer care, internal IT
operations, data center and backbone operations. Mr. Salamoun
developed and launched the first globally seamless Public Cloud
product and offering (Read more here:
http://risetothecloud.com/ntt-com-to-launch-new-enterprise-cloud-sacramento-bee/).
He developed social media products that helped businesses in brand
awareness, online marketing and content management. He streamlined
internal IT functions and drastically increased overall customer
satisfaction.
From 2000 to 2008 Mr. Salamoun served at SITA (a US$1.6 billion technology company operating in
the Air Transport industry), holding the title of Vice President -
Solutions Engineering from 2006 to 2008. He was a member of
the senior leadership team and held various IT, Engineering and
Operations positions. He joined SITA to build a US$420 million airport and desktop services
business unit, delivering innovation and supporting a 14% CAGR in
revenues during that period.
Currently, Mr. Salamoun is Chief Operating Officer for Revenue
Cycle Experts, a company that provides services to the healthcare
industry with an emphasis on billing and collections using advanced
IT tools, and online strategies.
About GRILLiT
GRILLiT (GRLT) is a growing Latin-Caribbean fusion restaurant
concept that marries fast casual to nutritious and healthy food.
The company opened its first location in Miami in 2011 and specializes in chef-inspired
custom crafted rice bowls, pasta and wraps as well as salads.
GRILLiT utilizes domestic growers and delivers healthy cuisine
using only fresh proteins, such as never-frozen chicken and Angus
beef. Restaurants offer an inviting and comfortable atmosphere with
an open kitchen and contemporary, industrial design. GRILLiT
currently has two locations and expects to have at least 21
corporate and 58 franchised locations open and operating within the
next five years. The company is targeting Florida, North
Carolina, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia for new growth. For more information,
visit http://www.grillitinc.com.
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical
facts, including statements regarding GRILLiT's beliefs,
expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be
"forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1996. Such statements consist of any
statement other than a recitation of historical fact and can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plan", "may", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate" or
"continue" or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or
comparable terminology. The reader is cautioned that all
forward-looking statements are speculative, and there are certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results
to differ from those referred to in such forward-looking
statements. This disclosure highlights some of the important risks
regarding our business. Specifically, the reader should not place
undue reliance on statements regarding our ability to build a chain
of health-conscious fast-casual restaurants. Additionally,
there are number of other risk factors relating to our business
more fully explained identified by us in our filings with the OTC
Markets, which are available through http://www.otcmarkets.com.
CONTACT:
Robert L. Tucker
Director of Corporate Development
rltucker@grillitinc.com
Tel: +1(305)514-0326
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshGRILLiT
Twitter: @freshgrillit
SOURCE GRILLiT, Inc.