Ray Nolan, Founder Web Reservations International
Ray Nolan founded Web Reservations International (WRI) in 1999 when he identified an opportunity to introduce online bookings to the hostel industry, a sector which had previously been ignored by mainstream online travel companies. Today WRI provides online confirmed reservations to over 50,000 accommodation providers, directly and through more than 2,500 global affiliate partners.
A serial IT entrepreneur, Ray has been instrumental in the success of a number of companies in the Irish technology sector. He founded Raven Computing (subsequently Coretime Ltd) in 1989 to develop bespoke software solutions for the legal, and hospitality sectors, before subsequently developing a leading time and billing management system. He sold Coretime Ltd, to Sage in 2004.
WRI was sold in November 2009 to San Francisco-based private equity investor Hellman & Friedman for over $340 million. Ray was presented with the Ernst and Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 Award 2003 and the Irish Internet Association Net Visionary 2006 Award.
Ray is currently involved in a number of new start-ups, including Worky.com, a new hiring network which aims to transform the way employers recruit staff and the way people find jobs and Cloudsplit.
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| Date | Tuesday 23 March 2010 |
| Venue | NovaUCD |
