Aravinda Gollapudi has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Access Hospitality, the hospitality technology division of The Access Group.
Role and mandate
Aravinda Gollapudi will lead the global technology strategy at Access Hospitality. Aravinda Gollapudi will focus on advancing the company’s platform architecture and embedding agentic AI capabilities across its ecosystem.
Aravinda Gollapudi will oversee the full technology organisation, aligning product, engineering, and platform development. Aravinda Gollapudi will also drive integration across systems that support hospitality operations, including reservations, accommodation management, EPoS, payments, guest engagement, marketing, procurement, workforce management, and operations.
The role includes strengthening platform coherence and enabling systems that support real-time decision-making and operational efficiency.
Experience and background
Aravinda Gollapudi brings 28 years of experience in technology leadership across SaaS platforms, AI transformation, and large-scale system development. Aravinda Gollapudi has worked across global organisations, leading distributed teams across product, engineering, and platform strategy.
Aravinda Gollapudi joins from Sage, where Aravinda Gollapudi served as Head of Platform Business Unit and Senior Vice President of Technology. In that role, Aravinda Gollapudi led global teams and contributed to platform development and enterprise-scale technology initiatives.
Aravinda Gollapudi has also held leadership roles at Intuit, Ellie Mae, and VeriSign. Across these organisations, Aravinda Gollapudi worked on building scalable platforms, driving digital transformation, and integrating AI into enterprise systems.
Aravinda Gollapudi has been recognised among Channel Insider’s 2025 Top 50 AI Leaders in the Channel and is a recipient of a Stevie Award for contributions to enterprise AI adoption.
Technology focus and platform strategy
Aravinda Gollapudi will lead the development of agentic AI capabilities within Access Hospitality’s platform. The focus will be on enabling systems that can take autonomous actions across pricing, demand forecasting, personalisation, and operational workflows.
The platform processes millions of daily transactions and interactions, requiring a structured and scalable approach to technology development. Aravinda Gollapudi will focus on building systems that integrate intelligence across different operational functions while maintaining reliability and performance.
The strategy includes creating a unified platform that connects multiple aspects of hospitality operations into a single system.
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Leadership comments
“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.”
Champa Magesh, CEO – Access Hospitality
“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 Gollapudi, Chief Technology Officer, Access Hospitality
Broader role and industry alignment
Aravinda Gollapudi will operate from the East Coast, supporting collaboration between the company’s US operations and UK-based leadership. This structure is expected to strengthen coordination across markets as the company continues to scale its global presence.
Beyond operational responsibilities, Aravinda Gollapudi also serves as a board advisor to early-stage technology companies and has contributed to initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion in technology.
Closing note
Aravinda Gollapudi will lead technology strategy and platform development at Access Hospitality, supporting the company’s focus on AI-led innovation and integrated hospitality solutions.
