Access Hospitality appoints chief technology officer

Hospitality technology provider Access Hospitality has appointed Aravinda Gollapudi as chief technology officer to lead its global technology strategy.

Aravinda joins from Sage, where she led product, engineering and platform strategy as senior vice president of technology. 

She brings nearly 30 years’ experience, with previous roles at Intuit, Ellie Mae and VeriSign.

In her new role, she will oversee the development of Access Hospitality’s platform, with a focus on advancing AI capabilities and driving innovation across its global operations.

Aravinda said: “The hospitality sector is at a massive inflection point where the scale of market opportunity meets the transformative power of Agentic AI. 

“I am thrilled to join The Access Group to lead a platform strategy that doesn’t just automate tasks, but fundamentally reimagines how operators drive innovation. 

“My priority is to ensure this evolution is built on a foundation of trust and transparency, creating an architecture where intelligent systems and human expertise work in seamless, reliable harmony to scale the enterprise.”

Aravinda’s appointment strengthens Access Hospitality’s leadership team as the business continues to scale its technology offering across international markets.

Champa Magesh, chief executive, added: “I am thrilled to welcome Aravinda to the team. 

“Access Hospitality is evolving rapidly – unifying industry leading products like Paytronix and SHR into a next generation guest intelligence and hospitality distribution platform, and building a truly end to end ecosystem that supports operators across F&B and accommodation. 

“Our focus is on creating a single, intelligent platform that connects every part of hospitality and delivers meaningful impact for operators and guests. 

“Aravinda brings deep experience in scaling platforms and leading AI innovation, and she joins at exactly the right moment as we accelerate this transformation and set a new benchmark for the industry.”

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