Aravinda Gollapudi has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Access Hospitality

Aravinda joins from Sage, where as Head of Platform Business Unit and SVP of Technology she led a globally distributed organisation spanning product, engineering and platform strategy. Her 28-year career includes leadership roles at Intuit, Ellie Mae and VeriSign, with deep expertise in SaaS architecture, AI-driven transformation and large-scale platform development. She was recently named among Channel Insider’s 2025 Top 50 AI Leaders in the Channel and is a Stevie Award winner, recognising her impact in bringing enterprise AI into commercial reality.

Aravinda’s appointment strengthens Access Hospitality’s mission to build an integrated, intelligent platform spanning reservations, accommodation management, EPoS, payments, guest engagement, marketing, procurement, workforce management and operations. With millions of daily transactions and interactions flowing through the platform, her leadership will accelerate the development of agentic AI capabilities that take action autonomously – optimising pricing, anticipating demand, personalising experiences and reducing operational complexity.

Her remit will span the full technology organisation, driving coherence across the platform architecture and setting the agenda for how Access Hospitality innovates for its global customer base. Her East Coast base will enable closer day-to-day collaboration with the UK-headquartered leadership team, strengthening the operational bridge between the company's growing US and established European businesses. 

Aravinda is also a board advisor to early-stage technology companies and a recognised advocate for diversity and inclusion in technology, having served on internal and external panels and been recognised by Sage as a diversity champion. 

Aravinda Gollapudi is an alumnus of San Jose State University – Class of 1998.